The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-08-16

water said the count. lis ali wish for. 5"
demonstrated and pointed 10 the table,
on which were a dish with caviar, cold
chicken, cold ham. with girkIns and sun
dry edibles temptingly displayed !.
Have the kindness 10 be seated and
help yourself said. as poured out and
protfered him glass Of alicante.
mo. no,' he said, impatiently. Il do
not like those things. They are too rich
for me. Break your bread with the poor
and calm their griefs. That Is better than
all this vanity"
Then, impulsively seizing my hand.
''Spokoi nj notch gospodini' phrase for
Good night, SIR be exclaimed. and was
gone.
SAT for few minutes in mute sstonish-
ment. and then, inquiring OF my seryaut.
was informed that the count had asked 10
be shown 10 q room, and had gone 10 bed.
Next morning, as / learned from Alexis,
he arose early and set on Tor Slcnolalew,
town situated on the Bug.
met him again in March of the follow
ing year, in the city Of Elizabethgrad. He
was in very low spirits. having been much
occupied in contemplation OF the mlserles
of mankind, which are nowhere more
painfully manifest than in Russia
"Mankind Is far from God; that can
see every day." he said, sorowfully, soon
after our conversation began. Why this
hopeless inequality? Why should the
masters of society so greatly increase their
wealth and the faces of the poor grow
black with burden-bearing? o, my dear
sir. what riddles. what riddles Tell me,
have you any solution OF them2"
Humanity and life are riddles" an
swered, '-but. from the Christian stand
point, we must not forget that we now
see through glass darkly. After this life
the children OF God shall see face TO face
If We abide in God. We who now know but
IN part, shall know even as also We are
known,
Yes" the count replied. you speak as
out Of my own heart. But We do not ind
an acceptance of these things by the phil
osophers. Philosophy, indeed, has been
making me quite unhappy. l have read
Leasing. LeibnitZ. Kant and the rest, but
none Of them answers 70 my aspirations.
am languishing.
Count l replied, paper is patient.
The philosophers are not philosophy. Like
you, | find them unsatisfying- | rest IN
the declaration OF Holy Scripture. You
doubtless recall: The world passeth away
and the things thereof, but he that doeth
the viii of the Father abideth forever.
There was long pause. during which
he was meditative. MAY / take the lib
erty of asking if you have business in
town ~ / inquired.
Yes he answered. Il have a coat TO
be made. We viii go TO the tailor's." /
accom- panied MIN 10 tue S4oE1-
name was BrlschnoW- tie was not 81
home. but the assistant took the counts
measure for the garment ard his instruc-
tons TO make it as plain as possible.
Il shall be in town but two days" said
the count. can il be ready the day after
tomorrow ~
The assistant assured him and we left.
Next day | heard the noise Of heated
controversy in the counts room, which
was near my own, and. alarmed by an oc-
curence so unusual, went 20 see what II
I. meant I found Tolstoi soundly berating
the iailor's clerk.
Il do not know you. sir. You are quite
mistaken. did not order a coat Take
i away and BECOME =" CALCULATED the count
But the tsilor's assistant did not 60. He
saw me and 81 once appealed 10 me-
is il not true. sir, ths. his excellency
came Yesterday TO my masters shop, and
that | measured him 20 have a coat
| made? he asked.
Yes" I replied. ''ihe count ordered a
coat Yesterday. You are quite right.
Count Tolstols SAID, This worthy tailor
has but acted on your instructions.
ut Is possible that ! am thus miStak-
en- p he exclaimed Then. SIR" he said
70 the tailor, Il beg your pardon 60 I'm
/ ish the coat and / viii pay FOR il now.
Better not pay FOR i until II Is fin
ished - | suggested. and it was 50 agreed,
and both parties were satisfied.
This incident reminds ne of another
which took place year previously. when,
a. told Won. / met the CONT IN Odessa
/ Finding himself in need Of that exceed
] inrlw important article OF undsrwt2r.
flannel shirt. he invited me. IS We walked,
10 accompany HIM into a store on Richie
/ lieu street He there found what he
sought aud bought il az one rnble and
tEenty kopeks. He took the parcel with
/ him. declining positively 70 have 7 sent;
I bat IN his habitual abstraction walked ont
Of the snop without settling for i. The
shopkeeper. who knew him. and would
rot ask Tor his money. OF the following
morning sent a bill one Of the servants
/ brought il 10 the count Is We we're az
/ breakfast
Why" he said. turning TO me IN lndig-
/ nation. here Is 8 bill for the flannel shirt
I ] bought yesterday, ana for which have
/ already paid
u beg your pardon. ! replied, s-the
/ people are quite right Io1 did not pay
/ that bill y
I'm that case you viii please come with
1 me" he said
| rs IL true. be said 70 the shopnan, IN
/ = tone Of abrupt anxiety. rs Il true that l
/ did not raw that bill ?"
/ Assured that he had not he took from
/ his parse 3 handful Of gold coins. and
! throwing them down exclaimed: There.
/ take this-a forfeit I had no intention 20
| steal, / had no intention 70 steali'f
:. GgFFAKD NELSON.