Identifier: storyofisaacbroc00nursey (find matches)
Title: The story of Isaac Brock, hero, defender and saviour of upper Canada, 1812
Year: 1908 (1900s)
Authors: Nursey, Walter R., 1847-1927. (from old catalog)
Subjects: Brock, Isaac, Sir, 1769-1812. (from old catalog)
Publisher: Toronto, W. Briggs
Contributing Library: The Library of Congress
Digitizing Sponsor: Sloan Foundation

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sented to you. The General, who had removed the stains of travel andwas in uniform, rose to his full height, bowed, extendedhis hand and explained in manly fashion the reason forasking that the firing be stopped. The contrast presentedby the two men was striking. The old world and thenew, face to face—a scene for the brush of an impres-sionist. Brock, tall, fair, big-limbed, a blue-eyed giant,imposing in scarlet coat and blue-white riding trousers,tasselled Hessian boots, and cocked-hat in hand. On hisbenevolent face was an irresistible smile. The Indian, though of middle height, was of most per-fect proportions, an athlete in bronze, lithe and suppleas a panther. His oval face, set in a frame of glistening-black hair, shone like a half-polished copper relief. Over-looking the nose, straight as one of his own arrows, andfrom which some tinkling silver coins were suspended, apair of hawk-like eyes, hazel-black and unflinching—inwhich the secrets of the world seemed slumbering— 96
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OUR HERO MEETS TECUMSEH. THIS IS A MAN Our Hero Meets Tecumseh gleamed upon Brock. His dress, a hunting jacket oftanned deer-skin and close-fitting leggings. Fringedmocassins of the same material, richly embroidered insilk and porcupine quills dyed in divers colours, encasedhis feet. The light from the open log fire flickered fit-fully, half revealing the antlered heads of moose andcaribou and other trophies of the chase that, hanging fromthe rafters, looked down upon the group, adding weirdnessto the picture. Brock briefly explained that he had come to fight theKings enemies, enemies who so far had never seen hisback, and who were Tecumsehs enemies also. WouldTecumseh maintain an honourable warfare ? Perhaps no eulogy of Brock was ever penned that sowell summed up his qualities as did the terse, four-wordedcertificate of character uttered by the Indian before reply-ing to the British generals appeal. Tecumseh looked Master Isaacs commanding physique up and over,over and down—Brocks

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