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

and oddly enough on revisiting The hssn
OF action quarter Of . century later d.
picked up a cannon bali which co'iid nav"
besn>no other than the one hs had dis-
charged. according to the verdict III a COM
pet.nt authority who had been present
during the siege. In the Caucasus ne
had once failed tn reoeirs tae 81 An
drsw's Cross for personal bravery h"-
cause Of has hnhItual car"isssne-- aooht
what in Russia are called documents
and once because he stepped aside nj
tho suggestion Of his superior oticer. tilat
a soldier might receive the honor. In
the Crimea lie rose no higher than sub
Lieutenant. and there was no hope VI pro-
motion for him because he was suspected
of having composed some soldiers songs
which were sung throughout the army.
In reality they were Of composite struc-
ture What he published at this time WAS
well mu tila ed by the censor. like the works
Of other wr4ters. Nevertheless when hs
reached 81. Petersburg at the end Of tn.
war he was a celebrity and met all the
other celebrities.
All accounts agree IN representing him
a. extremely difficult to live with at that
period Of his career. and the peculiar rela-
tons between him and Tur genieff in par
ticular seem 10 have existed from the very
start -Of desire to agree there was
hardly trace in Tolstoy. who never
doubted his own sincerity and seldom
credited that quality To others, REMARKS
Mr. Maude. Tolstoy and Turgeuleh loved
each other at a distance. but never could
get on peaceably in each Others company.
They wrote that TO each other quite
plainly after while. and they repeatedly
expressed their appreciation Of each
other literary work. Tur genief rather
more than Tolstoy. Turgenieh said al
him that personally he had never en-
countered anything more disconcerting
than that inquisitoria Look. which accom-
panied by two or three biting words, was
enough 10 drive to fury any man who
lacked strong self-control. and he left
st Petersburg 20 get away from him. but
Tolrtoy followed him about like woman
in love- he complained to his friends
Mr. Maude comments On the fact that
eventually Tolstoy quakrellsd with or at
least ceased to see nearly all the friends
to whom he had been most attached, and
that with all the curious convolutions Of
his character there was a remarkable
tenacity of conviction running through II.
Accordingly 1t 10 not surprising that he at
once assumed to the young lady TO whom
he was engaged uSJs. the year an which
he left the army the role which more than
twenty five years later he assumed toward
mankind in general. upbraidlng her with
the insignificant and unworthy nature Of
her interests and enjoyments. besides IN
dulging in scathing sarcasms about the
fashionable circles with which she was 30
enrapturad The young Lady did not
marry him. we may remark; also that
desrite his headstrong outbursts and
many vacillations he seems TO have been
always q welcome guest ln almost any
society he cared TO frequent. and he him
self is his own most severe critic a. TO the
doings Of those worldly years
He was a great puzzle To his friends
and acquaintance. Turgenien wrote to
the poet Fet. for many years Tolstoy y
most irSimate friend. with the usual
GOODNESS later on: Leo Tolstoy continues
his eccsntrici,ies Evidently 1t MAS de-
creed AT his birth. When will he turn has
last somersault and stand on his feet
This was in $50. when Tolstoy was Crap
the peasant children on and near his
estate. bur had general application
At that time hs VIA neglect ing literature.
and his friend Drouzhinin. who had pre-
vio,lsly given him sound advice. wrote
90 him AZ length IN remonrt rance say
ing: You. partly by talent. partly by
tbs. practical qualities Of your soul and
partly owing simply to n concurrence "f
for innate circumstances. have stepped
into this favorable relation with tn"
public and urging him To work, even ="
tn. exhaust ion Of his powers. in his legiti-
mate field " was shortly after this that
following trip abroad. 1ol,tcy and
Turg%nieff had the famous quarrel. and
Tolstoy challenged his eNaspeVatei friend
to u duel II l. not worth while 20 pause
over this AFFAIR except To- note Mr.. Maui"'s
Cond.mniiI ION of TolStoy. Expressed and
understood. Turgcnien WAS neither Ill
naturpd nor qIIarrelsome: he wa- ten
wears the elder. and until War and Peace
app.a red ranked higher IN public ,-sr
vet Tolstoy showed him NJ Difference.
attacked him with mor'iant irony and
after seeking his company mad" himself
disasreeabl.. the pregnant conclusion to
Matiie's opinion, that IT IL the fact that
Tolst Nv carri about things hundred
times. more than other peopic care about
them. which made him "a genius and Of.
great writer. II. also -.ty- hat Tolstov' =
int olerant character explains the fact thI.s
IN spite Of the very real charm h" pos
sessesj and that many men and women
have been immensely attracted To his
writings he had very few intimate friends
and was constantly ml-undarst ood.
Our author goes rather deeply into the
interesting details of Tolst " life At
Yasnaya Polyana IN the lss, years n his
bachelorhood hi Struggles with the
problems Of education. and. - Arbiter Of
rh. Peace after the Emancipation. with
those of the peasan hndholdinRs. In
lss, he married. p opo-ina tn his wife
alphabetically. handing h~r hrs diary io
read. and otherwise goi7S IN nrIgh the
experience which he has attributed tn
Levin in Anna Kar'nina.' The Count "--
not only lowed Toistoy &. arIy rs a h,I--
band. avs Mr. Maud-. but had he de.p.--i
admiration for him aa writer. Tho
a 4 IL Il