The sun., 1910-11-20

ROt'f rilk lnilslhldmN ufl"itifnI
thereon. instead Of arising insV itably
from strictly vegetarian diet or from
some other isolated detail. h" was al
""a,iv preaching To visitors the doctrine
of crhbacy and lauding the shakers,
and simultaneously la,Iding tine Nor
mons and wondering why the United
States authorities We're depressing such
COOL u"oph.~ the Mormons having sent
hlm quantities oil their most discreet
literature evidently under the impress
sion that their solution OF the diff
cult marriage question must necessarily
mec; his approval His wifes matter
OF fact statement that he changed his
views every Two years furnishes "A rea-
Sonablv sound basis for a mathematical
calculation a. 10 IN" number of soiner-
-aults sh" and the family have been
forced TO execute and the mentally and
Polyana these many wears past.
incessant grubbing up of ones con-
Nlctlons and motives by the roots and
inspection ot them with powerful
microscope ls apt TO bring about dis
tracing vagaries and discomfort for
land, particularly in Russia. where there
seems To bss a LAYER Of mysticism IN the
character OF every individual, situated
at varying depths from the surface
DoSroYEvskY' novels are full of 1t, in
an intense hut comprehensive and ar-
tlstic form: GoGoL destroyed the second
part of his D.ld Souls when he lapsed
INTO tn" not uncommon stage of fanati-
Callv mystical religious remorss toward
the end, roI-sToY would gladly have de
-trovei his magnificent novels had II been
IN ms power but like TrRGESIEFF. the
only one Of the famous quartet who was
no, afflicted with unnecessary religious
S.'lf-s"archlngs, TOIsToY was per-
fectlv sane BEING human. he was con-
scious of his fame all over the world :;
without exactly calculating upon his
influence. he hoped in il; he could say
quite simply and truthfully. without a
shadow OF sell -conceit. l.. has copied
me IN these stories Yet. strangely
enough. he had more influence outside
of Russia than in Russia. though none
of the ~Tolstoyan- colonies anywhere
has survived long for the simple rea-
son that their members. like ToLsToY
himself, found his principles utopian
and impossible of execution.
Having wife and children he rightly
regarded II a. his duty 10 live with
them; though his share Of the life WAS
a. spartan in character as he could
make II. in the family establishments
where plenty q servants were kept
but llf" was more than PLAIN in most
other respects. The only criticism
which can Justly IN. made IL that he
might have refraIned from requiring
from others rhe life which he had found
by experience he could not live himself
How he r'"onClled his bicycle. saddle
horse and other things with the clear cut
theory that no on. should Have or do
anything which the peasant cannot have
or do il is impossible To say He him
self said that he obtained the principles
of his religious or non-religioRs views
from a neighboring peasant. TIMOTHY
his convictions with regard TO the peas
ant life ideal were obtained from man
who lived only sixty miles distant and
actually realized the ideal This was
Prince '. '. NyAZEMsKY, who died in
1892. The Prince was very wealthy
landhOlder. the owner Of several thou
sand serfs. He freed his ssrfs IN 1850
and set himself To acquire the knowledge
, which he regarded as Indispensable for
his peace Of mind and equanimity of
soul. Close acquaintance with the
laboring classes, with their mental
poverty and entire lack Of spiritual
interests prompted Prince VYAZEMskY
to mingle with the masses as "A common
laborer in the hope that he might bring
; 10 bear, even on "A single member Of
these masses. a moral and mental in
/ fluence. His wife would not listen TO his
ideas" or consent To modify the thor
oughly worldly life which they were
I leading in Moscow. The Prince came to
I the conclusion that marriage does not re-
/ suit in personal happiness, while II does
weaken mans mind and spiritual ca
, pacitles. He provided Handsomely for
his wife, left home without a penny in
hls pocket. and hired himself 20 book .
binder. 4 year later he settled on his
estate. distributed ali his land among
I his peasants. and for thlrty-fve wears
! lived in tiny hut In the forest which
he built with his own hands He re-
d,Iced his wants 10 minimum. did
everything for himself. and rarely vi--
| ited Moscow
ToLsTOY tried TO give hi. estat. TO his
/ peasants. but was prevented. Event,l-
/ ally. by way nf freeing hlS own con-
sci"nc" ~ far aS possible. h" distributed
hl~ '.sta'. to his family about seventeen n
wears ago. and the Countess comment
wa- Our shares are not large but wit h
economy "" shall not sIarve There
after. even NOR" than before he lived a-
guest ~ IN. hOu-... exercising ,Ort of
d"hoi'' alO"in''-- from the family. en-