Albuquerque morning journal., 1910-11-21
HtrNGARIAN EDITOR TELLS
OF TOLSTOrS HOME LIFE

Pittsburg, Pa, Nov. 20.--A reeenl
interview and possibly the last Whlci
a newspaper CORRESPONDENT had WIN
Count Iolstoi has just been related ~
M Ar99d Pasator, q distinguished
Iblnearion author and journalist, 70
the Associated Press representative
NJ Pas2tor is editor OF "Azest,' an
evening paper. OF Budapest, and IN
"A tour around tho world, he is now
in P5asb1rrg for brie- study Of con
ditions among Hungarian immigrants
Only two months, in Septemper,
Mr. pasztor, proceeding by tram from
MOSCOW, dropped OIL at fasnay1
poana, Is iittie vilnge, about Two
miles from che last railway station ~
the province in Tula,
at was beautiful late summer
GaS, with everything stll green ana
in blossom as ! app. oached IN seafch
of Tho Tolstoi house.
tf noticed n lady on the Veranda
and presumed that she was the Coun-
tess Tolstoi IT 50. ! knew she was
bora, German. And I addressed her
"a German, asking II ] might see
the great novelist.
Have you introductions2" she
M. madame but are not his
works introductions enough?"
BUT she demurred. IF that We're
the case our garden would be crowd
ed all the While. l am sorry my hus-
band Is asleep now From what
country do you come ?"
Hungary" ! replied.
Indeed, our secretary, Marko-
vietsky is Hungarian, too Ion may
speak with him. My husband is very
old and weak ANA does not like To
speak with visitors"
At this she ushcred me into the
house, where I first met the novel;
lists eldest son, who Is perhaps 2
years old Learning that was an
author, be admitted he also wrote. hui
added that ne abandoned authorship
because 1t seemed impossible TO use
the Tolstol name, since his father
had already made 1t famous. lie
said he preferred to take up art and
sculpture, and that ne was studying
with Rodin, the famous Partisan
sculptor
NJ MarkovietslJy, the secretary, in
terrupted at this moment with a.
familiar "Go napot," which is our
Hungarian good day, and said II
again.
II know YOU want to see Tolstoi
he said, but he is asleep now, so let
US walk through the garden
He took me through the forest OF
oaks which is the scene of the great
storm in Anna Karenina, and then
through the great apple orchards
At o'clock our walk was inter-
rupted by the dinner bell, at which !
exclaimed, ''Tolstoi is |
awake now; we must go back" lie |
led me through the house, which is |
a very simple and poor place. There |
was no carpet on the floor. the walls !
were white and without single pic
ture
on all sides were books; there was !
little furniture other than plain chairs |
and tables. In a glimpse | had AZ
room / noted four or five |
head OF his bed and / asked what |
they might be for.
In the night said MarkoVietsky, I
'TolstOi oftens owakens with IDEAS /
and he always writes them down. He
SAYS ideas are like mountains with
q top, and he means not to miss the
summit OF them
Al the dinner call ali the family
made a change OF cothcs. which is a
daily practice. but not rigorous one
imagine. for Markoyietsky wore no
,ravat and his boots We're dirty A
daughter, who was picking mush
rooms In the garden. came in with a
big basket fun Of those delicacies just
before dinner. Tolstoi is a strict veg
tartan.
4 am sorry ] cannot ask YOU to
linner." Markovietsky said. but such I
invitations belong to the wife,
He seated me in his own room.
however. and while there / noted
thousands Of letters done up IN pack
ages OF 100 or SO. which. as was
later explained. are sent every two
months 10 the museum a MOSCOW.
While l was regarding these things
he door opened and "a tall man en-
ercd. from the white beard and hair
md the peasant dress OF blue trous-
.rs. Russian shirt and great boots.
xnew az once IL was Tolstoi
He shook nv hands and sat down
opposite me. His eyes were such as
,na out Of ten thousand men have
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