The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-08-04

were caught In the chains OF those
who were sitting down, curslng and
swearing.
Prom time to time the mustached
door or window to see II there were
any disorders going on. The closely
cropped pates and hot bodies of the
conviCts appeared 10 me more hide
GUS than ever. Their backs were COW
cred with scars from the lash OF the
sticks which stood out vividly on the
red surface, and looked like so many
fresh stripes. I could not help shud-
dering with horror at the sight OF
them More water was thrown over
the hot stones and a thick cloud OF
vapor rose from them filling the
whole bathroom to the floor while
maddening shrieks and sounds con-
tlnued."
The writings OF Dostoyevsky are
nothing but inverted pictures OF his
born In Moscow October 30. 1921. the
second son Of a retired military sur
geon, and educated In the military
engineering academy in St Peters
burg, which he left In 1s44 with the
grade OF sub-lieutenant. Next year
commission In order to devote him
self to literature-thus commencing
the struggle with bad health and
poverty. Balzac, George Sand, Gegol.
POuSnKln anu lJlCNGlls SbDDlGo Illh
with literary ideals. He wrote as his
first novel Poor People In which
the influence OF Dickens is strilkingly
noticeable In the manner Of the treat
ment OF his plot: The story was first
GSSshse in edted By Rnass Anasvsy G' se ee
ing wretchedly underpaid. he began to
feel the grip OF misery more and
more. During 1s47 he Joined the revo-
lutlonary group of Petraehevsky,
OF peasants and the abolition OF au-
tocracy.
On the 23rd OF April, ls4s. Dos
toyvesky with thirty other suspected
personages. was arrested and con,
wrote the story, "A Little Hero. on
December IS OF the same year the
accused were all condemned to death
and conveyed In vans to d large scaf-
ensky square. AS the soldiers were
preparing to carry out the sentence
the prisoners were informed that their
penalty was commuted TO hard labor
In Siberia. Dostoyvesky's sentence
was four years at hard labor, and
vice In the ranks for life.
His release and enlistment to the
army subjected him only TO fresh IN
dignities as a Gommon lSH soldier "a, at
intercession of an old school comrade,
General Todleben, he WAS made an
under officer, and. In 1859. upon the
accession OF Alexander II. to the
throne, he was finally pardoned and
permitted TO return TO European Rus
sia. In 1859 he had married the wild
ow OF convict. Nine. IsaleT. with
whom he did not live very happily,
she being a woman with little edu-
cation.
Arrived In st. Petersburg. he took
up writing. But the publishers and
magazines paid him so little that he
was always on the verge Of star
vation In the autumn OF 1883 he
left Russia for journey abroad, on
which occasion he visited the centers
OF civilization but also the places OF
poverty and crime. which had always
a great fascination for him. Arrived
in Monaco, he was so absorbed In
the game OF roulette that he risked
all TIE money he had and lost This
made OF him a passionate gambler.
although he never had any luck.
He went so far In his gambling that
for weeks he was kept prisoner In
the hotel until his brother and his
friend. Baron Wrangel. sent him the
money 10 pay the debts. During this
time he wrote "The Gambler" a Gu
yious short novel. which has much
Of his actual biography in It's pages.
IT is an intimate study Of roulette.
with all the Psychology or gam
bier
On April e6. 1864. his wife died.
Ell. Mihail. and his best lrlend, Gris-