Maryland; stories of her people and of her history . THOMAS STONEFrom a painting in the State House at Annapolis 134 PATRIOT AND TORY after the colony became independent. Many times andin many ways they tried to aid England. And even thosewho did not try to aid the Mother Country were suspectedof doing so. There was an English gentleman, named John F. , who had made hishome in Virginia. Helived for some years inMaryland and often trav-eled through the was a staunch Tory,and had much troublewith the Marylandpatriots. He visitedBaltimore during theRevolution. While hewas there hi
Maryland; stories of her people and of her history . THOMAS STONEFrom a painting in the State House at Annapolis 134 PATRIOT AND TORY after the colony became independent. Many times andin many ways they tried to aid England. And even thosewho did not try to aid the Mother Country were suspectedof doing so. There was an English gentleman, named John F. , who had made hishome in Virginia. Helived for some years inMaryland and often trav-eled through the was a staunch Tory,and had much troublewith the Marylandpatriots. He visitedBaltimore during theRevolution. While hewas there his servant wastarred and feathered, andtreated so roughly by amob that he died. had the ring-leaders arrested, but themob took them fromprison next day. He was afraid for his own safety. Heleft his horses at the inn, and hurried on board a smallvessel which he had hired to take him to his home inVirginia,i The vessel started, but was becalmed within sight of. CHARLES CARROLL OF CARROLLTONFrom a pairding in the State House at Ajmapolis 135 MARYLAND Baltimore. Mr. Smyth was in fear of every boat that putout from the town, thinking it was coming after him. Atlength he had himself put ashore just above the town,and from there he walked all the way, one hundred andten miles, to his Virginia estate. All the time he wasdangerously ill. At times he could hardly walk, but atlength he got home in safety. He had many other troubles with the Maryland one time he was trying to escape to the British andwas arrested in the western part of the State. He wastaken to Frederick for trial and was brought beforeSamuel Chase and John Hanson. He had no respect foreither of them, and calls Samuel Chase one of the mostilliberal, inveterate, and violent rebels. Mr. Smyth suffered many hardships. In trying toescape, at one time, a guide whom he had hired desertedhim. He wandered through the forests in winter starvingand frozen. But at length he made his
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