New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-11-14

We were medical students together in Paris ny
Russian friend Olga and I. We did not I've To-
esther. because the ways Of Russians are not d
the ways OF the English She hao ner one Us
bare room in a squaHd. dirty workr1ans mouse On
the Avenue du Port Royal. out there above the
Gardens OF the Luxembourg; 1 had my my nat u
tvo rooms and 2 kitchen in the Rue Mouge en-
pIein Quarter Latin near the Ecole &c Aeuec4-7-
But we had some things IN coTnrnor-nO1dO-S O--
perennial poverty and our constant Stills e-t
struggles Il pursuit Of the ninole piece ce cent
sous with which &c pay our very small school tees'
,,,- rant and ,+hsr matters. We shared also our
rare CLEANS OF prosperity when lad pupH Iol
English lessons or Olga a Russian translation 70
do for some French paper net her nrs' Il %
Of the hospital wards: tall, gaunt, broad snou41-
cred figure with lank brown hair hanging snOl.
mon har neck: with q long pale tipped mouth ana
small piercing. pale blue eyes set oeep n ~
bo1v orbits in her square sallov race = Pc
dull looking woman enough, thought as N6-'C-1
her standing smong the crowd or sCuoentS EOu11
m. he'd Of one OF the patients Directly she spoke
"a ma that impression Of plsinness and Guinness
faded at once and forever before the intensity u
life and intelligence that shone over al hsr lac
that seemed to breathe out from her Wnois per
sonaIity. -,
mot a communist but coIectivist, and the nrst
time had a practical demonstration Of her Pohucal
creed was one day when she rIsned inIO my IOO-7
with more than her accustomed vehe1nence-
Chsre" crleQ. d4LeT hAS7AA5 ~ - -
c,,ro,1slv strenuous and. at the same time. casual
-,s,,er that always puzzled me--ula cnere' To-
morrow afternoon I going up for ny exam AS
YOU know Just look az my shoes! cannot PO7-
sfblv present myself before the faculty In IHese
shoes The gars0n Victor WouId turn ne '1-
ycu lend me a pair?
looked down at her shoes. They had an ap-
oearance Of never having been BACKED or brushed
since they left the shoemaksr's shop Iney were
br-sr Al the sides and troddsn down at the heel.
and altogether deplOrable.
But olga I really haven't pair to spare L
said. regretfuIly-
WAY. I saw two or three pairs IN your bedroom
the other day she said pushing past ne into Ins
inner room. Yes. there they are Dlte5 oonc'
I,ovy r,anv feet have you got ma chereF ana she
Is,,be5 her infectious laugh You are not cen
tipede TO wear more than one pair OF shoes al
time"
Yes thare they were. IN q short row under NY
dressing table-my bedroom slippers. my walking
sboas and nv best pair. that I only wore Wnen
went TO see my English friends VINO AVed OUTSIDE
Bohemia "a
She swooped down upon that best pair and SIT
ting On the side OF ny bed. tried them On Wl1nout
= moments hesitation They were several sizes 700
large Cor her but that did not trouble her al al
So LcLrsd aside her own old pair and led the way
hack 70 the salon. talking all the time about the
examinations laughing in her excitaole. uncon-
rro1led manner at some OF the humors OF the s4-
ans. she had lately been attending as auolel0e -
preparation for her own ordeal
After little while she went away-in my sAoe0
which never saw again. except as they gre"
shabbier and shabbier on her shapelv feet -.
ON the second occasion. l remember 4 nad soll1
home with her her room II the Avenue 81 o.
Eoval a large, bare, whitewasEsC room al ne -op
of the house with unexpected. unpOlsnec uOOIt
wide curtafuless window and Scanty FURNITURE.
narrow ped in corner. a rfckety taple u -
middle stained with ink and tea and uttered ~
papers and books; shabby, battered arIncha-I{ .
cane chair with the seat worn into q hole, anu q
~oInIe OF common wooden boxes; II one corner a
bIisTared battered Washstand- There was no CISSs
ing fade no chest Of drawers. not scrap o -Io.
ing glass IN the Two or three sEaooy So
fr-rtered from nails ] the wall. and tne CoAS ~
in a heap on the floor beside the nrepiace- -
sitting there that evening. BY roaring IRE 49,
the amp burning brightly on the table ana sLa7S
al tea at her elbow with her Wnoie ulInu - -
difficult case the hospital she Was -, 80 -
UNCONSCIOUS or any discomfort. she o-d LO- o'--
see the squaIor Of her surroundlngs- -. -
She talked brilliantly and wei. WIN a Aeell -
sggE+ and an unfafing memory that were "olNeLL-a
- -Tfr5-vear student she seemed 20 nave ISal
evarvthing' that had ever been written bearing o.
mat particular case to have al her myers SA4s
e-rervF svr1prOr1 that had ever been observed n
tbot rorlUiainr. every theory that mad ever been
advanced
ought 70 get through your next exam easily
enough