Evening journal., 1893-08-14
BuRNITe's THRILLING EXPERIENCE.

munity as "Jimity X, cousin of State
Treasurer Burnite, of Delaware, is lust
recovering from a thrilling experience of
one night the latter part Of last week.
Burnite Is 16 years old, and wonderfully
precocious for his age. He cl rks in the
cross roads store of H. Warner McNeal,
at McNesl's Corner, Cecil county, and
near Iron Hin station, on the p, w. &
b. railroad
About week ago young Burnite's
mouth began watering for stolen fruit
Of the watermelon variety, and he began
prospecting In the neighborhood to see
what he might devour. He ascertained
that there was watermelon patch on
Morris Dunbars farm. about quarter
Of a mile away and sufficiently back
from the farmhouse of Colonel l. ID.
Davis TO prevent observation from that
quarter, or from the Dunbar house
He communicated his discovery to Roy.
young brother of his employer. and
enlisted him in the starlight enterprise.
Unfortunately, on the day before the one
set for the expedition, Roy was com
PEELED to go away to visit some friends.
He expressed his regrets, and departed.
Burnite was not to be thwarted by
this untoward event and looked about
him for a new companion. He found
one in the person of Howard Shippers
They canvassed the matter from all
sides and decided to carry out the plans
as originally laid. Just what grievance
Shippers had against Burnite is not
known. He must have had an old score
of some kind to settle, for he went to
Clinton Dunbar. George Shippers and
Bill Bryor, and communicated the whole
thing to them, advising them to be on
hand with the implements usually
carried when the uninitis.ed is taken out
to hunt for bee tree.
Burnite was, happily for everybody but
HIMSELF ignorant of this divulgence.
On the night in question he met Shippers,
the erstwhile Judas, and together they
sneaked to Mr. Dunbar's watermelon
patch. Everything was silent save an
owl, which occasionally hooted from the
branch of some tree along the Feeder"
road.
They got down on their hands and
knees and crept from vine to vine and
melon 10 melon sounding and "plug
ging' them as they went Suddenly
everything was brought to a sudden
stop.
"Get outten my watermelon patch,
you git !" yelled a
gruh voice.
Bang Bang
"Oh, my God, I'm shot I'm shot /"
groaned Shippers. Leave me. and save
yourself, Jimity !" and he fell to the
ground in commissions most horrible to
witness.
Jimity did not wait for second ad-
monition He did not fail upon his knees
and say, mo, Howard, l will not desert
you. came with on and / will die
with you y Not he; he knew game
worth two of that.
He made one leap and Strengthened
himself out for the homeward run. When.
he had covered about forty feet --
Bang Bang
He gave anpther leap, and began run
ming for dear life Just as he reached
big ditch he
Bang Bang
-leaped right over it like deer, and
increased his gait, with double bar
relied shotgun as a pacemaker
A high rail fence loomed dimly up in
front -
Bang Bang
How he cleared the fence he does not
know; but he did 1t. In the meantime
the boys had cut across and got ahead Of
him. He had level stretch of three
hundred yards before him and must
make it in a given time or burst a
blood vessel in the attempt One hun
dred and fifty yards covered
Bang Bang
How that wire fence seemed to fly
towards him
Bang bang
He vaulted the barbed wires like a Y
Nj. 9 A. physical director. left part OF
his breeches leg on the barb and made q
dash for McNeals house, a light from
which inspired him as his star of destiny
had Heretofore.
Bang bang
He cleared the picket fence surround
ing the garden and rushed upon the
porch where the thoroughly aro ised
family had congregated. de was hat
less, breathless, partially painless, his
eyes were laying out on his cheeks and
huge drops Of perspiratiOn were trickling
all over his body.
Whats the matter2' was the spon-
taneous inquiry which burst from every
lip.
/ don't know But for Heavens sake
| go down In Dunbar's watermelon patch
and get Howard Shippers He's been shot
aud came very near"
They led him to the pump There had
been too many bee tree hunts" in the
neighborhood to deceive the McNeal
family. While they were allaying
Young Burnite's apprehensions concern
ing his co-conspirator, Howard Shippers
aud the boys were walking up the
Elxton road laughing as II their sides
would split, and one Of them carried the
victims hat.
Isrownson Takes one From Highland.
The Brownson team added another
game TO its long string of victories, on
Saturday, by defeating the Highland
Club. of Philadelphia McGonigle
pitched a good game, the visitors secur-
ing but five hits off his delivery. The
features were the batting OF Ferguson,
Mahoney and Connell and the base run.
ming Of Hayes. The score:
Brownson. OOO14s-a IA
Highland. ........ o 0 0 . o 900 o. 3
Earned runs-Brownson, 3; two base
hits-Connell Three base hits -Fergu-
son. ahoney Bases stolen-Hayes, 2;
Fisher, Bases on balls-Off McGonigle,
/ off Brown, 1. Struck out-By Nc
Gonigle, Z; By Brown, a. Time Of game