New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-12-13

she had been playing with little peasant bow. the
son OF one OF her fathers former serSs weeping
bitterly
e" Father she walled stanpedinr into +h4 RON,
where the novelist sat writing. displaying a tfnv
arm that was black and blue with bruises The
little boy got angry and struck me with piece OF
wood VIII you not go our and whtp hin, who
has hurt your Sacha7'
" Now thought the governess. I shall see II ths
great master puts his preeeD1s into practice Here
is the ordeal
What Immediately followed said Mr. Crosby
in telling the story. 'the governess did nor hear
But know Tolstoy; have read his books and
pamphlets, ana am convinced that he took his
fearful little daughter his knees and said sacha
mat little boy was angry and he struck you. That
means that for moment he hated you Is this
not so% And little Sacha answered Yes And
you want go out and vhfD him And -
dd. would he hate you any the less2 Would Ia
not hale you the more? And would he not hate
me- tooT And little Sacha sobbed a reIuctans
Yes What good would that do. sachar
When the goVerness first really began TO over
hear the Conversation said Mr. Crosby ~sacha
Win tear wet face was DerChed upon her fathers
knee Tolstoy sat silently thinking Presently thu
goVerness- 10 her profound astOuishmenc and con-
SIsFnauon. heard aim say. 'Sacha downstairs In
the cupboard there Is some raspberry lam Sun
pose you take spoon and saucer and III the
saucer with Jam and take IT out TO the HttIs how
The governess stood transdxsd. her chops fallen
her eyes hulstng with mingled surprise and dis
may furnishing the boy with raspberry lam
SakeS alive!
To cUrtau long story. Sacha did "a she was
bldGer, and. brimntng saucer IN hand stole our 20
the little boy You fancy how his FIRST sur
prise soon gave place 10 pride and he DEBATED
whether or not he should cOndescead to accepr
the sOodWli Offering from his fallen foe. In the
end however, ne seems 10 nave capitulated FOR
Jam must nave been almost unheard OF
In his humble home He took the pFOrfered saucer
haIr shaTneracedly gUlped down the Jam and went
his -
How did this experiment in penoloey affect TIA
lad in after Hfe2 How did f. affect hin the raxf
day. He may have been softered and made kfU5
and charitable, OF. FOR all I know nav have ONT
ragged the entire DecaIoSus IN his after caraar
But l think ne must nave started for home win
little more love IN his heart az the remern bracs
OF MS oaseness and OF the hsaping OF the Goals OF
IN closing the story. TO the end possibly n ron
vey delicate warning to his auditors Mr. Crosby
said ! happened 10 mention the story a uTtle
Wrl4e ago IN NeW-Jersey. where the people Rave an
UncOrnIorIaoie habit OF asking lecturer after his
ADDRESS questions that are manifeSty iuauossfbIa
70 answer They did then until was at nv
VII end what 10 do Finally. after many zra-
tultoIs answers mad been suggested 10 what
Lne little boy would have done when he left -ha
Tolst0y homestead that day. an cid and venerable
gentleman arose from the audience and held up
MS hand Tor the privilege speak As I -azed
on his benign, patriachial old face I said to ny
ser, Here at last Is ally Mr.. Crosby he said
SIT. said L i know what the little BOY would do
after leaving the house ne said.
% And what would he do 7 inquired with defer
ence- IuliV confident thar had ~ last found
friend Why he said sOlemnly. eIevating an eve
brow as white driven snow. the bow would
turn the next day and fetch her sound crack on
tOther armH After that 7 thought It hlgn time
for the meeting 10 adjourn"