The Centre reporter. [volume] (Centre Hall, Pa.) 1871-1940, 1877-05-17
LOVE OF THE HEROIC SORT.
Pretty Jennie Burdicl, 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
a pretty little two-stoTy cottage, IN
which Jesse A. Bur,lick, engineer and
foreman of the dock, resided with his
wife and beautiful daughter Jennie
"Seventeen rose buds all in q row ~
number her summers, and she is an only
daughter. From quiet Michigan
home the family came here in Novem-
Der last, and after a little while, being
skilled in his business, the father oh
tanned a position, and hopcj 20 enjoy
under his rustic roof tree in California
as happy a homo rs he had left
With the beginning Of the wear cane
the Russian ship-of-wRr Nastiuick, and
with il came rs lieutenant and paymaStcr
Georges dc kalands, a fine looking
yonng man. with plenty of money, u
tongue made 10 woo women, and care
less abandon. The ship wanted re
pairs, and into Hunters dock she Went,
Ii was not long before the gallant heu-
tenant procured an introduction Ia Mr.,
Buriick, and through hlm 30 his wife
and daughter. The opportunity he I'M
proved. Time and again dld he visit
the cottage, and into the ears ot the
daughter did he pour tales of daring and
wild ROMANCE. When the fathers sus-
picions were excited, he found oppoSi-
ton where formerly he had found obe,
dience Thinking that no good could
come Of a marriage between ms daughter
and the Russian officer, he forbade the
latter the house, about month ago,
and hoped that all might vet be we'll +;
but neither himself nor his wife drcamed
of the extent 10 which the affair had
gone Miss jennie Burilck SulGcd and
pouted, and Lieut. De halandS paced
the NaS,lnicks 5 deck, which 10y tins time
had gone up 10 Mare Island, For a
little time there was no communication
between the lovers. However, on a ne
cent Thursday. u ball, given 10y the
officers Of the Nas,lnick, to which Nh.
Burkick and family were invited, brought
the lovers once more together.
Ii was evident tl Mr. Burlck from
what he SAW at the party on the Nas0i-
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 20 her mother and
suddenly accused her of regar>ilng the
young Russian with too favorable ewes.
Instead of denying the solt impeach-
ment. the girl boldly declared her in
tention to marry he kalands at the very
first opportunity, and added that they
understood each other thoroughly. Bur
dick pCr5 ana mere were of course
very much ast0nishel They told the
girl that she had the alternative Of CIV
ing up her lover or undergoing q ugur-
Gus confinement. She accepted the lat
ter without hesitation, saying shat at
the first opportunity she would escape
and tly 10 her lover. Miss Jennie was
escorted tn her goonz end locked IN, and
all her clothing carefully packed away in
her mothers trunk, with the exception Of
calico dress and a shawl.
DeeminE their daughter thus secure,
Mr.. and Mrs. Buriick calmly awaited
the time when the Russian fleet would
sail away and carry of the object Of her
affections. But the lovers. debarred
from personal intercourse, found means
to Communicate with each other through
a male friend. Ii was 10 secret 10 tins
Young man that the girl was locked up
in her room. 1t Is supposed that de
Kalands literally bribed him to carry
notes 10 the Young lady, and that through
him the elopemeut was planned. The
house of the ByRiicks stands back o
short distance from the ruad leading into
the Potrero. The room occupied 10y Miss
Jennie is about twelve feet from the
ground, and the presumption Is that the
go-between, after nightfall. took the
notes from lie kalands. who Is supposed
to have been II the vicinity and attach
ing small stone 70 them, threw them
into the open window TO the girl This
is the only way III which any c0mmuni-
cation could take place between them,
for the girl had been locked III her room
since Friday.
Nothing occurred to disturb the Sc
renity Of the family until last evening
about seven o'clock, when Mr.. Burhck
heard an unusual noise IL Miss Jennie's
room. BE was sitting in the dining
room, which is Immediately under the
girls apartment. The thought struck
him that perhaps she WAS attempting TO
escape. He went out on the front steps,
and was ast0nished to see his daughter
fleeing down the road, hatless and shawl
less. A glance told the story. Her win
dow was open, and standing in the road
was a top buggy and horse. He dashed
into the house for his revolver, and
reached the road In time 10 see his
daughter seized by the strong arms d.
the young lieutenant and lifted into the
buggy. The indignant father followed
the fugitives, discharging his revolver as
he went, but in a short time the buggy
vanished in the gathering gloom, and
Mr. Buriick gave up the chase and re-
turned sadly TO his home The girl
had jumped out Of the window, under
which her lover had been evidently
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 to
recover his erring daughter. He had
not the faintest idea as to where the
eloping couple had gone.