The Tory Maid

An elderly Maryland gentleman looks back on his youth during the struggle for independence, when he rode north to join the local fighting. He recalls patrols, skirmishes, and duty-driven missions to summon suspected Loyalists, and a tense confrontation with a proud Tory landowner whose daughter becomes entangled with the narrator. The account mixes battlefield episodes, partisan councils, and home-front strain, following divided loyalties, personal courage, and a growing attachment formed amid violence and political tension, and ends with the slow passing of years and the maid's eventual return.