Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1937-11-13

Is IN camp AZ ErANuaus VIII Hk1taA -
Bolkonsky on his staff. Kutusov Is Just
AuStrians and annihilate the French,
when General Mack arrives with the
news Of his own defeat at Ulm, and the
whole tableau is changed. Now the
} Russians viii be hard put to 1t 70 save
their skins. In the course of their re-
; treat, Nikolay RoStoy has his baptism
; Of fire.
J Kutllsoy is in an almost hopeless
. position. Whatever he does, 1t seems
certain the French must cut him OIL
from his reinforcements and surround
him as they surrounded Mack at Ulm,
He decides that the least disastrous
plan is to push forward to join the
reinforcements and battle takes place
at Schongraben, from which, contrary
to all possibility, and more by luck than
cunning the Russians extricate them
/ selves successfully. Nikolay Is wounded
in a cavalry charge.
The campaign proceeds indecisively
and we come TO the Russian council
/ of war before Austerlitz, Of which
ToIstoi expends all his irony.
The morning OF Austerlitz dawns in
dense fog, through which the Russian
| infantry Of the left flank, march IN
the direction where they suppose the
French to be. They are held up by an
{
/ prehend. It is the Austrian cavalry.
who have been suddenly ordered to
reinforce the left flank, riding across
their line of march. When the cavalry
has passed, the infantry, confused and
discouraged, resume their march
toward an enemy who Is not there.
Napoleon, confident Of success on the
anniversary Of his coronation, has
penetrated to the center of the Russian
position on Pratzen Hill. KutuSov, when
the fog lifts realizes as he had feared
that the French, whom he had been
assured were far away, are in fact upon
him. He is wounded in the cheek. An
drey seiZeS the flag which falls from
the hands of wounded lieutenant and
is running forward with 1t toward
Russian battalion when he fans
BY o'clock all is over except for the
firing of the French on the routed
rearguard who crowd on the AugeSt
Dam and are driven upon the ice. 1t
breaks under their weight and some
are drowned.
Nikolay comes home early In 1906, /
and there is a delightful picture OF
family spelling, and some indecisive /
lovemaking among the young people.
Natasha, who has cast behind her q
childish filtration with Boris Droubetz-
koy, starts another with Nikolay's great
friend and comrade in arms, Denisev,
which comes to nothing.
Pierres marriage with Elena has al
ready proved disastrous failure, and
he is overwhelmed with self contempt
for his weakness for consenting to 1t.
She has been compromising herself
with a dashing scapegrace named
DoIohov. He leaves for Petersburg, hay
ing made over the revenues of half his
property to his doubly abandoned wife.
on his way he meets sanity old
gentleman, OSip BaSdayeV, who
breaches to him the duty and the
beauty Of living entirely for others,
and persuades him that this ideal can
only be realized in Freemasonry. Pierre
is initiated and sleeps himself in
Thomas q Kempis: but he finds that
the practice of the Freemasons with
whom he is thrown is far from being
in accordance with their theory, and
he betakes himself to the estate at
Kiev, which he tries to run for the
benefit of the peasants. But ne has no
head for business, and finding that nus
interventions are q failure ne
relapSeS into the disSipated way OF life
which has always been his temptation.
his name stinks in Peters
burg society, and Elena Is its heroine.
The climber, Boris Droubetzkoy, ar
rives from the army after jena and
and increases his prestige
by starting an affair with her.
Andrew Bolconsky RECEIVERS his health
and Joins his family at Bleak Hills just
before his wife, the Little Princess,
dies in giving birth to a son. Audrey
Is overcome with sorrow and remorSe u
FOR his past GOODNESS to her. He has
been too much revolted by what he had
,een of war to fight again, and he re-
,reats to a neighboring estate, to which
ne devotes himself. Pierre pays him
/ visit and the two men have marked
effect upon each other. Audrey, VINO
las all the practical qualities IN wnlcn
5ierre is lacking, shows him the futillty U
# sentiment and enthusiasm In bus
ness matters, and that both master
md men fare best If the estate Is run
o its own greatest advantage; while
Pierre touches Audrey to spiritual IS
,ues by holding up before him the
deals of Freemasonry. Audrey carries
nut successfully all the reforms which
pierre had hoped to effect at K1ey.
Tolstof now skips two years and we
re in 1909, with Russia and France
.Ilied against Austria. Pierre has been D
travelling over Europe and returns 70
petersburg bursting with missionary
cal. In the midst of the dependency
aused by his cold reception, he finds
hat q conspiracy is on foot to make III
i'm take Elena back. He Is so mlSerapie #
hat he hardly cares what happens 10
i'm, and he consents to set up mouse
nth her again.
Winter comes, and Natasha goes TO
er first grand Petersburg ball Cthe
Gene Of her dressing for 1t IS one OF 81
he highlights of the novel;. she M
ances with Audrey, and they ran
eeply in love. =.
ecretly half in love with Natasha HIM
IF: but he urges him TO marry ner,
nolgh he feels his own misery al me
lore deeply by contrast. Audrey then @
oes to his crusty and abominaply
sIfish old father. who flies into tan
nm and though he cannot prevent @
Ne marriage insists upon years de-
". Audrey then proposes to Natasha' M
nd their mutual happiness Is intense
loueh spoilt by the wretchedness o.
le postponement; and he goes 70
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