The Beaufort tribune and Port Royal commercial. [volume] (Beaufort, S.C.) 1877-1879, 1877-05-10
LOVE OF THE HEROIC SORT.
Pretty Jennie Burdick and Her Russian
Lieutenant.

Pretty Jennie Burdick and Her Russian
Lieutenant.
The San Francisco Post tells the fol
lowing love story: Standing away back
of the engine house at Hunters dock is
pretty little two-story cottage, In
VIII: ch Jesse A. Burdick, engineer and
foreman of the dock, resided with his
wife and beautiful daughter Jennie.
"Seventeen rose buds all in a row y
numb1r her summers, and she is an only
daughter. From quiet Michigan
home the family came here in Novem-
Der last, and after little while, being
skilled in his business, the father OBJ
tanned position, and hoped to enjoy
under his rustic roof tree in California
as happy home as he had left.
With the beginning of the year cane
the Russian ship-of-war Vasdnick, and
with it came as lieutenant and paymaster
Georges de Kalands, a fine looking
young man, with plenty of money, a
| tongue made to WOO women, and care
less abandon. The ship wanted re-
pairs, and into Hunters dock she went.
It was not long before the gallant lieu-
tenant procured ali introduction to Mr..
Burdick, and through him to his wife
! and daughter. The opportunity he i'm
proved. Time and again did he visit
the cottage, and into the ears of the
daughter did he pour tales of daring and
wild romance. When the fathers sus-
picions were excited, he found opposl-
ton where formerly he had found ODE.
dience. Thinking that no good could
come of marriage between his daughter
and the Russian officer, he forbade the
latter the house, about month ago,
and hoped that all might yet be well ;
but neither himself nor his wife dreamed
of the extent to which the affair had
gone. Miss Jennie Burdick sulked and
pouted, and Lieut.. de Kalands paced
the Vasdnick's deck, which by this time
had gone up to Mare Island. For a
little time there was no communication
between the lovers. However, on re-
cent Thursday, a ball, given by the
officers of the Vasdnick, to which Mr..
Burkick and family were invited, brought
the lovers once more together.
It was evident to Mr.. Burdick from
what he saw at the party on the Vasd-
nick that there was more between Lieut..
de Kalands and his young daughter than
he had dreamed of. On Friday morn
ing he took the girl to her mother and
suddenly accused her of regarding the
young Russian with too favorable eyes.
Instead of denying the soft impeach-
ment, the girl boldly declared her in
tention to marry de Kalands at the very
first opportunity, and added that they
understood each other thoroughly. Bur.
dick pere and mere were of course
very much astonished. They told the
girl that she had the alternative of CIV
ing up her lover or undergoing rigor'
Gus confinement. She accepted the lat
ter without hesitation, saying that at
the first opportunity she would escape
and fly to her lover. Miss Jennie was
escorted to her room and locked in, and
all her clothing carefully packed away in
her mothers trunk, with the exception OF
q calico dress and shawl.
Deeming their daughter thus secure,
Mr.. and Mrs. Brrdick calmly awaited
the time when the Russian fleet would
sail away and carry off the object of hel
affections. But the lovers, debarred
from personal intercourse, found means
to communicate with each other through
male friend. It was no secret to this
Young man that the girl was locked mp
in her room. It is supposed that de
Kalands liberally bribed him to carry
notes to the young lady, and that through
him the elopemeut was planned. The
house of the Burdicks stands back O
short distance from the road leading into
the Potrero The room occupied by Miss
Jennie is about twelve feet from the
ground, and the presumption is that the
go-between, after nightfall, took the
notes from de Kalands, who is supposed
to have been in the vicinity, and attach
ing small stone to them, threw then
into the open window to the girl. This
is the only way in which any communi-
cation could take place between them,
for the girl had been locked in her room
since Friday.
Nothing occurred to disturb the Sc
renity of the family until last evening
about seven o'clock, when Mr.. Burdich
heard an unusual noise in Miss Jennie's
room. He was sitting in the dining
room, which is Immediately under the
girls apartment. The thought struck
lin that perhaps she was attempting tt
escape. He went out on the front steps
and was astonished to see his daughter
fleeing down the road, hatless and shawl
less A glance toll the story. Her win
dow was open, and standing in the roac
was top buggy and horse. He dashed
into the house for his revolver, ant
reached the road in time to see hi
daughter seized by the strong arms OF
the young lieutenant and lifted into tht
buggy. The indignant father followed
the fugitives, discharging his revolver al
he went, but in a short time the bugg!
vanished in the gathering gloom, ane
Mr.. Burdick gave up the chase and re
turned sadly to his home. The glr
had jumped out of the window, unde'
which her lover had been evidentl.
waiting for her in true knightly fashion
and in her hurry had dropped her shawl
The outraged father called at the po
lice station and related the circumstances
desiring the assistance of the police t.
recover his erring daughter. He haf
not the faintest idea as to where tn
eloping couple had gone.