Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-09-07

commerce, brought to Philip Calvert a con-
sisnment more remarkable than any that
had ever come to the colony. AS the chan
cellor stood within the porch Of his man
sion, dressed in the garb of that time, an
embroidered coat with laced wristbands,
prodigious vest, silken hose and three
cornered hat the commander of the brigan-
tine approached from the road up the cliff
leading a handsome, rosy-cheeked little girl
Where did you find that beautiful little
rose?" asked the chancellor.
She is rose of the sea-una rosa del
mar" replied the captain in the soft tongue
of the Spanish islands, to which he was
more accustom: ID than TO English speech.
Thence. as the legend runs. came the
name OF the place, Rose Croft the hill
of the rose.
sealed envelope bearing noble crest. The
contents of this mysterious package have
never been revealed They remained a Sc
cret in the breast of the chancellor, or if
he impaired to any one of his associates
the message from across the ocean thew
too, preserved 1t in their memories alone.
The Rose of the Sea- grew UP on the
banks of st. Inigues creek, and was known
as the adopted daughter of the chancellor
After his death she married the son of
neighboring landowner, and no doubt lived
to good old age. and left posterity. but of
this the tradition is silent.
A Romantic Legend
1t was believed that the child SO strange
ly placed in the custody Of Ph;lIp Calvert
was daughter of the Duke Of Monmouth
the reputed son of Charles II, hy Lucy
Barlow. to whom, it was long claimed. he
was legally married. The boy, subsequent
~ known as the Duke of Monmouth. was
educated in Paris under the name of Croft
or Crofts. and soon after the restore tio,
ne came to England. His ia ther created
RIM duke, and married. him to the
Duchess OF Buccleugh. The story of his
attempt to deprive James II of the throne
and Of his execution IN 1888 is too familiar
LOT repetition mere. Then came the reyolu-
ton OF lbss, the expulsion of James and
lhe contention over the succession The
opponents Of William OF Orange were anx-
lous to exclude him from the sovereign V
ana there were those who main tanned that
a child of the Duke of Monmouth, and.
consequently. granddaughter of Charles II
was alive and the heir to the crown This
vague report told that a scion of the royal
house had been sent, at tender age 10
the colony Of Lord Baltimore in MARYLAND
70 escape the vengeance of James. Either
Tor lack OF interest or the want of sufficient
proof, the identity of the Rose of the Sea-
with the granddaughter of king of Eng
land was never established What a treas
ure to the historian would be the letter
ceiVeied TO Phllip Calvert, which is now
perhaps lost forever
Another Rose Croft Story.
John p Kennedy of Maryland, who was
SSSietoiy VI tie Navy IN 49, under Fill
more, published in 1898 a romance, called
Rob of the Bowl; Legend of st. In;goes,"
in which he tells pretty story of Rose
Croft. According to his narrative there
lived at this place about 1851 Anthony
Warden collector of the port of st. Mary's,
who had beautiful daughter, Blanche.
Her hand Is sought by Cocklescraft, the
master of a piratical brig, which traded
with the colony, but his suit is rejected by
the fair maiden, who loved Master Yer
heyden, the secretary of the lord proprie-
tary. Cocklescraft makes a nocturnal raid
on Rose Croft and carries away the daugh-
ter of the collector, but she is subsequent
ly rescued by the colonists after a hot pur-
suit and an encounter with the pirates
Rob of the Bowl, who plays a conspicuous
part in defeating the schemes Of the buc-
cancers. was originally the ally of the
pirates and lived at st. ,Ieromes bay, north
OF Point Lookout. 1t transpres that he Is
the father of Verheyden. who falls heir to
his wealth and marrtes the heroine.