The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-10-12

again and he would give him Afty copecks
az cents, To pay FOR the lodging, Az the
landlord mad threatened to turn mother
aud son into the street The woman came
piVeu 30 her but the count said the boy
himself must come for the money.
The boy came. wearing the shoes which
evidently hurt his feet M every step rho
count was passing through the room 70 80
to his study lie stopped aud put his nand
INTO bis pocket, rs " searching for the
money promised, Just then a friend came
in. The count welcomed him and they dis
appeared Into the study. Nothing more
was suid about the money and the boy lcft.
lie died later of consumption.
The contradictions IN the conduct OF Toll
stoy are explained by Frau Seuron OH phys
teal grounds. He was thoroughly good
only when he wac perfectly well, aud ne
was often a sufferer, especially from tooth
ache Ia which be was a martyr until every
toolh WAS out OF his head, for he has
no tatth tn dentistry ana preferred So icG
uatplo take its course it the process Of
destruction, His unreasonable hatred OF
money, however, had something 20 do win
mis- aversion 70 giving ~, ana his theory OF
mutual helptulueHs seemed 90 him 20 lose
its beauty rs noon as one party demanded
and the other bestowed aims.
lie could work with his peasants ana tnlK
with th2m as man TO man, but II they
| iarrcd upon his selsibiities by asking in
| opportunrly for help his manner changed,
he showed himself the dcspotlc nOhlCmnn
| OF ancient rnce, dealing with immemoriAl
| serfdom. and the disappointed iahorers
shook their heads and retirod IN silent de-
| feat.
| Tostoy's contempt for civilization went
( so far as 20 make him obtusc 10 the esthet
! icnl ana hygienic need Of cleanliness. AZ
one time thp count, formerly an elegant
] man Of the world. entirely neglected the
| care 81 his person lie went TO the table
after hours Of coarse labor, his clothes
! reeBing smiling pityingly az those " bis
! family who were disturbed by the lmpuriiy
/ At other times he discarded stockings aud
/ wrapped up his feet IN linen rags, peasant
! fashion and wore tho rags until thry werr
| q horror tOspil who came near them,
! IFS familiarity with dirt appeared Go ar
! feet his moral standards also. Thrre were
not dirty. The countess and the eovefncsa
! objected 20 the conversation nc table. and
! the children went into lts OF laughter at
| the funny Ideas.
Tolstoy Is always careless about HIS dress
! even ia the city He approves ncitner 81
| cl0ae httlng trousers for men nor 81 low
ueckcd dresses for women. Iie was struck
by the cruelty 81 killing animals for food
him.
lie tried 10 give up tobacco. saying.
smoking is unhealthy; IT " luxury the
helds given up 70 the weed might better
10 planted with grain to feed the hungry
He gave mp cigarettes and cigars and was
f0rIoiu. Finding that his health was i'm
paired by ahstipencc, he resumed smoking
and Nas comfoned.
He Is neither saint nor aecetic. His phys
teal aud psychical chulhcteristicB are no.
I those 81 d monk. and his seasons of self
. mottnc0tion are few and fnr between. Thu
, tricks " lighting his own hre. blacking hii
own shoes. digging IN the feld, plowinf
: and carting are only SO many ways Of r.
freshlng HIS mental energy through bodily
His dread n death IL very strong. Once
/ friend ~ his. Spirltist, said that whci
he was about - die he would send for him
~ Iet him SEQ TINT dying IL not hard Three
dats later the uaH ihy On iiB iieHthhel aul
sent for Tolstoy. but hc refused 70 90 until
! he had died
1 ne never showed any desire Tor HIS chill
dren 10 be learned on the contrary, h'
often expressed himself as opposed q
{ study, aud yet he seemed 10 expect hl
I children 10 know everything
had Il not been for his wife Tolstol
would today he 50 utter want. for Il Is Z
8 her that the proper care Of his estate +
dne ana n was through Der argument
thaf ~ was compelled 20 accept the royal
Z ties upon his hooks which were going nt'
4 he rockets ~ publishers Few recogni2l
me truth. that this faithful woman ha
1 been not only his inspiration. but the ueeee
: sary check upon bis erratic career whicl
might have ended ia mental ana materia
I pin long ago had 4 not been for her nFn
p but tender touch.