XXVI.
“Cary barely reached the middle stature. He received, mainly
from his indomitable courage, the soubriquet of `Old Iron.' The face
of Cary, in youth, was remarkably handsome; his features small and
delicately chiseled, his eyes of that peculiar brightness which may
yet be seen in all his race.... He was a descendant of Lord
Hunsdon, and was himself, at the time of his death, the heir apparent
of the barony. He delighted in blooded horses and improved breeds
of stock.... When the scheme of a dictator was talked of in
the Assembly... the friends of the measure were in favor of
Patrick Henry. Bitterly opposed to such a scheme,... Colonel
Cary... met the half brother of Henry in the lobby of the
House, and accosted him, `Sir, I am told that your brother wishes
to be dictator. Tell him, from me, that the day of his appointment
shall be the day of his death, for he shall find my dagger in his heart
before the sunset of that day.' ”
Mr. Grigsby's “Convention of '76.”
