The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-09-18

To the Catholic colony of Maryland
in the days of Lord Baltimore, there
came a Young woman of gentle BIRTH
great beauty, and Of maStertul uar.
ing. 1t was not a time when women
were wont to figure in public matters
vet this woman was for years TO eHer
q poyerful and controlling influence IN
the affairs of the province. ana III 10
writ in the records that she WIS inc
frs, woman IN tho world S history 20 dc'
mand the right o. suffrage,
1t was in the wear l634 that l1coilor,u ~ ~
Calvert, a Younger brother OF Sir leell
Calvert, Lord Baltimore. and bearing
his appointment as governor ct tne
province, brought ia the shores OF
MARYLAND some 300 colonists, twenty OF
whom were men of wealth and position
and the others skilled farmers and hand'
lrraftsmcu. II the party were father
White priest who was 10 cScrC
most peaceful aud kindly influence over
inc Indians a the lIi'ie PeEihshia ;
Thomas Cornwalys, Il sturdy soldier and
loval. ''tbe Miles SSaudish of Mary
lind. y as ne was TO be called IN later
davs. aud Thomas Green, dull. weak
though honest man who WAS 10 succeed
Calvert as governor.
-Four wears lotcr, III 1888 there came
another shipload OF co!orlsfs. part Oh
winch were gentlefolk. and the others
farmers am, skilled worSmcn Of class
highly desi irAble in tho new province.
In this party were Margaret Rrcnt. a
geptlewoman, and her sister and two
brothers, Giles and Fnli, ana their
"servants. - five men and four women
in reality settlers who had bound
themselves TO labor for from three 10
Eve wears for their passage and their
establishment as homestcaders. The
shin after its long and tircsomc voyage
arrived in early November. and the
colonsts first saw the shores of the
Chesapeake brilliant in the beauty and
glow 'of Indian summer. Orioles and
scarlet tanagers. blue Jaws. .and rice
birds piped and chattercd i'll the for
csts. and wild flowers still blnomed, we
ing in brilliancy Of colnring the red and
gold Of the autumn foliage and the pur-
rlipg clusters of wild grapcs that hung
in festoons from every tree. IL was
indeed. land fair 10 look upon, and
gave grateful promise Of milk and hon
ev to tho wearicd voyagcrs.
Governor Calvert gave warm welcome
to Margaret Brent and her sister and
brothers. Giles Brent was appointed 4
member of the council and was ad
vancnd from nne position of trust and
honor to another, and was even made
acting governor during Calvert S alb
sencc, when he was called To Europe IN
16l3 The Brent family long played a
prominent part in the affairs OF the
colony. They took up land on Kent
island. almost Immediately after they
landed, and built manor houses and en-
tered actively into business.
In an isolated community where un
married men exceed unmarried women
by nearly two to one, there is little
chance of a maid going minated unless
she herself so wills So II was in Mary
land. There was scarcely an unmarried
cavalier from Governor Leonard Cal
vert himself down through the list OF
his landed gentry who was not ready tc
throw his name and fortune mt the feet
of fair Margaret Brent. But that cold
beauty favored no one suitor more thar
another, treating all with tact that
held them her friends.
And ever she was the busy woman
OF affairs. She became learned in the