p to the irritating ... practice of searching American
vessels flying an American flag, she was not bound by the terms of the
treaty to do so." In the words of another recorder (Taylor), "Britain
ceased the practice of search, not on account of war, nor of the treaty,
but because the necessity of doing so had passed away--the European war
being over."

WHAT OF CANADA?

Canada, young as she was in the arts of peace and cruel practices of
war, while honouring the memory of her heroes who had fallen in the
splendid struggle against invasion, wasted no time in idle tears. The
very atmosphere of her high northern latitude, the breath of life that
rose from lake and forest, prairie and mountain, was fast developing a
race of men with bodies enduring as iron and minds as highly tempered as
steel. She drew another and a deeper breath, and, forecasting her
destiny, with shoulders squared and fixed resolve, made ready to create
an empire of industrial greatness which, under Providence, was to rank
second to none.

The influence of Brock's life, achievements and death upon the Canadian
people was more far-reaching than boy, or even man, would suppose. It
aroused in the people not only the questionable human desire to avenge
his death, but an unexpressed resolve to emulate his high manliness, his
fixity of purpose, and his well-ordered courage in defence of the right.

* * * * *

It remains for the youth of Canada to proudly cherish the memory of
Isaac Brock, and to never lose an opportunity to follow the example he
set for them by his splendid deeds.

[Illustration: BROCK'S MONUMENT]

APPENDIX.

EXPLANATORY NOTES ON THE ILLUSTRATIONS.

NO. 1. FRONTISPIECE.

_Major-General Sir Isaac Brock._

Reproduction of a copy of the original water-color and chalk drawing in
the possession of Sir Isaac Brock's great-niece, Miss Tupper, of Candee,
Guernsey. Copied for Miss Agnes FitzGibbon, of Toronto, by Alyn
Williams, President of the Miniature Painters' Association of Great
Britain, 1897, and not hitherto published. Adjudged by relatives to be
an exact facsimile of Williams' portrait. Miss FitzGibbon writes that
"the original painting is on similar paper to that on which
Major-General Brock's last general orders are written, the size
corresponding to the space between the watermarks. Dated 1811." Artist
unknown.

NO. 2. FACING PAGE 11.

"_St. Peter's Port, Guernsey, in 18x6._"