The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1885-05-15
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THE BAKERs WIFE.
A Realistic story d Crime and PASSION.
How the Villain Pursued Her.
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Students Of ollendorf's grammars haye
often found fault with the frequent mem
ton made Of hebaker, the bakers vile,
and the butcher in the exercises. They
have asked, Why should We he annoyed
with puesile questions regarding the baker
and his wife, and why should We be told
whether the butcher Is hungry or thirsty ?
Critics have often spoken of the puerility
Of the information concerning bakers and
butchers which 0llendorR conveysto his
students, and ridicnle without measure
has been poured upon 0iiendorh by
humorous writer's. II
Fortunately for the reputation OF the
grave German Professor OF Languages, the
frue meaning of his illusions to the
butcher, the baker, and tho bakers vile
has lust been discovered. While the PM
mary object OF 0llendorf's gramnars Is to
furnish Instruction in languages, the au-
thor mas woven into the exercises 70.
nan and nainiul story. II we take an
isoIated sentence concerning the butcher
and tl1e Makers wife, il will, OF course,
seem foolish and impertinent; but II We
group together in their order all the re-
marks made concerning those persons py
Ollendortr We shall find in our possession
a story Of crime and passion worthy OF a
French realistic novelist;
We arc first Introduced to the baker in
one III Tie earliest pages OF Ollendortf,
where Il il asserted that "the baker is
neither hungry or thirsty; he is sleepy"
Tins in few words the character OF this
man Ia set before Us. He has enough to
eat and drink; he lives in a state Of
drowsy cortentncnt. A little later and
tie l,akeF's wife appears on the scene.
She il ~neither warm nor sleepy" OBJ
viously she is a cold, cunning, wide
awnke nerson. and we can easily see that
aha woi,ld have no affection for her dull,
r mosaic partner. She has "the cotton
dress md The leather shoes" In other
wonIs she Il plainly dressed, according to
her station In lie. and, as the sequel
shows she Ia dissatisfied.
Presently the butcher enters. He Is q
ha man 'ior OllendorT expressly says:
ssTba butcher ia not good heis bad.n We
orc toii tGat che il thirsty" and without
doubt he slakes that chronic thirst with
hesr He Is evidently prosperous man,
for "he has.tAe large, handsome horse and
tho roiden carriage" Such is the master
| L. Jsscrintion OF t6is bold, bad man.
How Tia butcher made the acquaint-
ance of the bakers wife we are NOT told,
hit tSe jisastYous couseouences OF their
acGna;ntance are forcibly pictured. We
soan hear that 4the bakers wife has silk
dress and gold watch, aud we instinct
iveiy know tIlat they were given 10 her
hy lie wicked butcher. A little further
annd We orc toId that tthe bakers wife had
tan ae rnt.ss sngar and milk and we need
rot est how she came by these articles.
Tho hater evidently has his suspicious, for
VIC fnd that Hhe "a NOT sleepy, but lie il
coIdn He has awakened at last to the
donSer which threatens his home, and he
NAV we'll fecI chilly and unhappy.
Thu butcher. not content with destoy-
inc the haker's happiness proceeds 10 rob
him Wa learn thai tile butcher has the
silver candIesticEs OF the bakers VILE"
IJnnnest;onably the baker was the real
owner al these candles'icks, but his
wratch.d wife gave them to her partner in
or;It irhon We ara told that "the butcher
Ia, the silk handkerchief OF the baker,
and We perceive that the butcher, with
file leln al the bakers vile, Is systematic
alIy ATTAINING possession Of the bakers
nyorar4v M wonder that few pages