The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1877-04-13
beneath these hoary hills, and what
tales they might repeat if they wouldr"
A San Francisco EIopement--A Russian
Lieutenant Finally Succeeds in Mar
rying his American Sweetheart.

The tempestuous courtship of Lieut..
Georges de kalands, of his Muscovite
Majesty's corvette Nsadnick, and Miss
Jennie G. Burdick, daughter of the Eli
ginccr of Hunters Point Dry Dock,
heretofore recounted in its romantic de-
tails, has reached the inevitable culmi-
nation ofmarriage. AS intimated last
week, subsequent to the recent attempt-
ed elOpement, the parents of Miss Jen-
nie became partially reconcileI to her
choice of a husband, and made their full
consent contingent upon favorable re-
plies to letters transmitted to st. Peters
burg, addressed TO references furnished
by the young Russian officer. On this
proposition the parents released the re-
straint put upon their daughter in Il
measure, concluding that the conditions
proposed would be adhered to in good
ialth by all the contracting aities; but
in this expectation they were disap-
pointed, for neither the lieutenant nor
Jennie had the slightest intention of
awaiting the slow process of the mail
system between this city and the Rus
sian capital for the fuliilment of their
marital engagement.
A second elopement was planned un-
der more favorable circumstances, and
success rewarded their last effort. The
lieutenant had friend in neighbor of
the Burdick family, whose daughter was
on terms of intimacy with Miss Jennie.
The neighboring damsel paid visit to
Jennie and remained over night, impart-
ing to the expectant bride the plans of
the lieutenant. The unsuspecting Mr..
and Mrs. Burdick consented to the pro-
posed return visit of Jennie to her Young
lady acquaintance. About II O'Clock
OH Saturday night yacht showing a
green light was tacking on and OIL the
| ButchertOwn coast, and when a small
boat appeared in the ofllng with red
| light in the bow, the yacht lufled and
came up for boarding When the small
| boat came ALONGSIDE .Tennia Rurdicl
her young lady friend, and the father
of the latter sprang on board. The
small boat, with a single oarsman, pull
led off again for the shore. The next
morning the Burdick family were sur
missing with reference to the wherea-
bouts of their daughter. The latter and
the remainder of the party on board the
yacht were equally in speculative
mood in the midst of a heavy fog up the
bay. They finally took to Il small boat,
and sighted land in the vicinity of Peta-
luna Creek. After picnic repast on
shore the course was again laid for Val
lejo, where the party arrived at o'clock
Sunday afternoon. They took refuge at
house which had been rented by De
Kalands, and when the signal agreed
upon was exhibited from the second
story window, and which the gallant
Russian had been anxiously awaiting
for u hours from the poop of the Vsad-
nick, he called his boats crew and was
soon with her. Ii was necessary to pro-
cure the marriage license from the coun-
ty clerk of Solano, who resides at Fair
field. Thither they repaired, and after
reaching the county seat they waited pa
ticntly for six hours until after the hour
of midnight, that the clerk might issue
the necessary papers i'll due legal form.
They returned to Vallejo between and
o'clock Monday morning, at which
early hour the genial Justice Riley at
tended and welded the nuptial knot.
Yesterday morning Mrs. De Kalands
sent a telegram to her parents announ-
cling that she was married and happy,
sending lots oflove, and intimating that
the bridal tour would be to Virginia
City.-[San Francisco Chronicle.