The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-12-11

Two conalct inS accounts affirm tina,
the Tnlstpys deriY. from German an
ce~try. but they md Rnantly reject tn.
idea. Therefore we may pass to tn"
Peter Tol5tVy who Wa the ardent helper
of Peter the Great and received the title
Of COani from ram ~ r",urn for his blind
devotion regardless nf all else He lost
10 and was "Nile-l two years later am,
and the l"lstpys h.-Carn" plain citizens
until that t.t!" Wa revived ia 1870 for the
benefit "i f"."r- grlni-on. vino figures
~ the elder "Unt R,-tof in War and
Peace Tni~ -T'Ini-rn. 's1-ygOing and
eEr-avagGnr J. Il tn. estate IN such a con-
ditiCn that h- son. the father Of the
famous writer. married the wealthy but
plain Primo. Mar" Nulknnskv, from
whom Ia" - .'il-' Inherited NOT only tn.
ct tie II NF-n W PoIv.na nut also ap-
p~-ently hi- itnCIugr len and narrGt ~.
an Nh" .'l.n "1p"ar- ~ War and
p 90 H." \plkun-kv- count among
their anc.- on Isurik AMI Pr.nc,. Michael
of Mont"nrgrp and arr, r"Ll-..i Il, most
of the prpu..neut Russian families tine
thing IL quito certain q, m" in,tiAr.i
whichever may have been IN" original
derivar on "n rHs Tpl-rry -I,ie. count H.,
WIS - N'ES lNb@-lti u IIAs' hllN~skn-
all particulars. u fact which "" ..ivi-.
readers Of this Life" and -;u-l.,ilr- IT mis-
works ." bear ia Iulni n" was the.
younge-i ii four SONS and his mother
died when h" wa- three. yc..rs Oil IN CIV
ing birth 10 hi- only sister His father
died xix year batter ..nt ia" family WA
brough, w par-Iy ~ ~" aunts an hAz,n.
Moscow AMI N..n.yA rolyanlt and hy a
-. ,,.f.E
Taiians VINO hal stood aSd" 20 allow
the father 30 marry IN. wealthy Princess
volkonsky though they hal long loved
each other.
A. "a cniIi Ly"H. or, ~ Mr. Maud. pre-
fers 10 cali him. hy IN. W.-' am form eco
was an old lirtl" creature. -"nsiriveahnul
his ho;ne!y arpeITanc... keen IN hi- feelings
Of love and jealousy !, ~ recorded thar
when quit" small boy h" conceived en-
afrachu"nt for tn" urn"- y'ar-"lI laugh" so
Of hi- father , friend. l-lrny.T. aud angrily
pu-nei her IN - balcony for daring :"
talk to nj heT~. with the result hat sh.
limp~ri Tor - long tIu" afr-rwari Tn.
littl. girl event rialiy married Dr B-hrs
. Russian 81 German descent aud :.
quarter Of - century later Trl-r"y married
her daughter. rrw IN" widowed Countess
Sophia Andr"y"vna II" WAS not very
COOL at m, l'---"n-. hrn Al! four broth.
seem To hav" t""n endowed with rnor..
~ less talent. and Ih" r.v.iat ions IN thu,
book ol their .rr44iiC ways and ext r"fn@-
81 view ami life throw curious and IN,
sJrict.TO hEh.~ upon 1"I-iDy. showing
that mis- character r.-lIlt"'i partly from
influence ~ h.- riri"r- ~ 'siriv hf.. a
v..ll ne from the IniInrn Russian nature
IN TACT throughout his life" "" may re-.
mark ne Was both remarkably -,i-,"yt ,hle
- e1r-fnal Influences and remarkably
calio'I- - them in variations And 'nub..
narI0D- most pulling - one who doe.
NOT u"N-..- IN" clue ~ Mr. Maud,
puts - ~ connection with TO'si"y's life
at kAh.n rIyer.Ity To com" A. u.,ar
a. ~" may 80 IN" Truth ~" must allow
Tor w" i'"--',u.l orrIt'Iyr whwh ~ Trl.
Sroy's 'sis" t- tIn' NJ and NIdrIAring
AMI b" 49,, ..rr-rs- r1r' ruc-. - often
ob-"r. .i.. rr. Itr' = rrr'r.tic- Inn
IN him
\ g"oa % L.. r",,..is .r..,r ,l,H-
a CUR Vfph"ru 10 .. f,u.r".,rr and TpL
\ s'Oy d. conn .''l1r pru hem VIZ Maud.
ID, Aa-<sS a pirhy suggestion IN the Line OF