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


ieit Tor MS family prevented his Yielding
completely ana ASKING Istiana I" os his
WIFE though the BehTs family were quite
n""s ut-,' u" sh"iiu 90 ." .ha ,hs
sn. ~"u'd nave aec-ptoo nm. ~ eaueu
IA NV marrying VI" Syf-5 w 1900 "''o '"e
younS hiuy' having recoverru 'r"th h"'
Ap'",n'ineh'' harrieu aho'"'' man
d" 90 snicn Is u'ait with IN inc Ho"p'"s
ah' unHnate happiness ot SatAs"a
n"st""' ror many years the countess
o'"the' 'oE"sd . member Oh hs HOUSE
n"'i' anu IN MS story OF those days ne
"e''ar"H that his sister copied OUT ""
ann Teace seven times. IN aonitioh u"
an TN" household duties bnt MT Aauue
u scsptcal as 10 the exartness OF TINS
one OF lolstoy's literary friends renion-
strated with him about the slovenliness OF
MS grammar and style. and az the accusa-
ton IA undoubtedly true the above men
TONED sc-p,icism ~ probably based in
part AZ least upon that consideration.
W" are never told whether he eventually
altered his opinion OF journalists and
'f"'oS' oven "h~h IN aiter years ne 'o"h"
."e press oe''dediy usefui, his "'itune
.""aru 'hshi' except IN the case Oh his
''rsho o,rakhon' the philosopher was
'u'ne' S'orh'ui' ana ne wis 'hu'gnah'
~nen any one ciasSeu theth e'en WIN
'''r" ra'e auihors'
Life at fasnayn Polyarn was strenuous.
In" Countess taught her own children IN
the mornings. and IN the afternoon she.
her husband and even her children OF
seven and eight taught the peasant
children. lols'oy had visited the steppe
IN the Government OF Ssmara To take the
kumyss cure. and ended by purchasing
there an estate Of many thousand acres.
~hither the family betook themselves
Tor the summer during long series OF
years. There ne came into cofnmunica~
lion with the MOlokans or MIX Drinkers.
d'rsen'ers from the established Church.
and talked extensively with them Just as
he chatted indefatigably at fasnaya Fol-
ynna with the innumerabie pilgrims who
passed the gates oil his estate and with MS
own peasants 1t Is probable that IN the
formation OF his final opinions he did not
entirely forget the views Of any OF these
widely varying believers.
In 1873 he began 20 write his second
great novel. Anna Karenina," lady
named Anna. who lived with 4 neighbor-
ing SQUIRE Bibikoff. having committed
suicide the previous wear by throwing
herah under n train. out Of jealousy Of
RibikofYs attentions to their goyerns-,s
At this time he had already adopted the
comfortable peasant blouse for home
wear. In fact, though Mr.. Maude fails
70 mention tn. fact IL was n fad about
that time for aristocrats 10 wear peassa mt
/ costumes IN the country. and in Later
years n appeared nm eccen,rici,y ON the
mar, Of Tolstov sinplv because he chung
to the habit after Tbs, ma iority Of others
had r.nounced IL. and added Ia IL his doc
'rine- a. to the sin OF having or doing
ANYTHING the peasants cannot have OF do.
He had prepared Il & books at this
time. and his interest in the peasants was
still alive though he was much occupied
with his family The elder children were
being taught by masters in music. drawing
and the Ian g,iages: Tolstoy took a most en-
livening part in their joyous life on the
estate displaying humor which later
on vanished entirely or fingered only in
tempered fragments ASalwsys he new er
failed frankly TO -xpre.s the passing
mood however trivial the occasion. But
1 the. crisis was approaching His man -er-
want SsEgeN ArDlIn0, VINO mao MS rec
objection written for him. fortunately
along with the rest. records the wonder
ful change which came over him in 1875
after "A long talk with priest who came
20 instruct ms children in religion. After
that for couple 81 years Tolstoy was
very regular ~ IN. church and in the duties
herewith connected. II was one Of the
piua-.-s IN rh. terrible inner struggle with
doubt. lasting five years. which preCsCs'
confession where he says thar h. rne-'ii-
ta,ed suicide.
The RUSSO Turkish war III ls55-'-
aroused Tolstoy'- host ility as LrtItcially
-,imullt.-i and in the Last instruments II
ANN. kar-.nIna, which like War and
Peace cont aims many figure from life
h.. INT ruttIC"d remarks hostile To Journal
lists. to which tho arden, 'Iivo,at" ~ the
war, karkor. ~ strongly objected that
n. refused TO publish these chapters IN
hi. journal IN. Russian Ms-sFHg.r I'M
l.>4 IN. uiycn-lv. passages were omit -
Tbe-.Iunn Tolstoy print al the conclusion
IN book form. 1t was during the summer
49, 81, la, 49,, ,-ti, ..l yb., ,pn.s .,,-,-