Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1902-10-12
NOT S.

1'olstoy's Doukhohorsti colonists in Man
itoba have gone theory mad, and, from
| refusing to eat the meat of animals, they
| have come to refuse to table the labor
| of these same animals and sleek fat oxen.
| horses and sheep may be seen grazing in
overfed contentment on the lillsides about
Yorktown. while fanatical peasants drag
| heavy burdens to and fro. pull the plows
| in the fields, and refuse even small a
| tribute of duty from the pampered animals
as milk from the cows or wool from the
! backs Of the sheep. AS q matter Of course
! the usefulness of these Russians as pros
porous colony builders is being impaired
| by such impractical theories. and it is
said that the Canadians are becoming
somewhat less aSer in their, regard for
their new citizens
1t was for these Doukhoborsti peasants
that Tolstoy's Resurrection was writ
ten and the proceeds from the sale of that
very narrowing and gloom engendering
book were used TO transport the sect to
America to enjoy their beliefs in a new
world. as others of the earths oppressed
have done before them, but not, the Can
adams aver to make themselves paupers
in their new home.
Mrs Elizabeth Higgins. the author Of
out of the West is resident of Wash
ington city. where some of the scenes of
her story are laid. Her husband is the
correspondent from Washington OF one Of
the Chicago daily papers.
There has just been issued from the
Gorham press of Boston, a little volume
of poems called apollo and Keats by
Clifford L.anier a brother and devoted
conrade of Sidney Lanier. the well loved
Southern poet. The new poet is a success
full business man. of Montgomery, Ala
he is past the prime of life. and can be
called new. only because his poems, which
written through many years in the in
tcrvais of q busy career. are now collect
ed and submitted to public criticism for
the first time. Some of the poems in the
volume are joint productions of the two
brothers. and it is said that in all of them
there is to be found large measure of
that delicacy and unerring sense of must
cal sweetness which has given so great
charm to the songs OF the more famous
brother But. whatever be the similarity
in the work of the two singers, the late
appearance of the successful business
mans book of poems. brings back with
pathetic interest the recollection of the
earlier poets desperate struggle with pow
erty and ovcrwork. and recalls that pitt
omplaint against the bitterness of his toll.
The lines We're found among his papers
after his death and were, doubtless,
wrung from him by that dire necessity
which made of his soul-lit life a struggle
for bread SO hopeless and unremitting
that his heart and brain were almost
ready to burst with the music OF the Songs
his poverty gave him SO little time to
tIttr
Q Lord. If Thou vert needy as /.
II Thou shouldst come to my door. as l
do to Thine
II Thou hungercd so much as
For that which Is fine and good,
oh, Friend. for that which is fine and
good
would give it to thee if I had power.
For that which l want is. first, bread
Thy decree not my choice. that bread
must be first;
Then music then some time out OF the
strugsle Tor bread to write MP. poems.