Show COUNT TOLSTOI Count Tolstoi is dead at fourscore V Jj He had a supernatural genius we ive think he lie was of unsound mind from his cradle to his death He exhausted all an the vices in his youth then under a great revulsion revulsion revulsion re re- re- re against himself he ho gave up his castle went to live in a hut put on the garb of a tramp want- want l e to rob his wife and c children ildren and give all he lie hadt had t to the poor and become generally a nuisance to allaround all allaround allaround around hinh But he was a genius so wonderful that his pen was tipped with fire and with such consummate te ability did le paint his theories that the whole world was vas attra attracted ted and his his admirers are ever everywhere Notwithstanding a close dose analysis of his writings writing shows that he was utterly impracticable c- c that what he wanted for the poor would if granted in a few years ears starve them to death He lIe was on a larger scale a second George Francis Train Frain except that ho hv lacked the clear good sense that often flashed out from the soul of Train even after his vision was overcast He wanted peace at any cost he would not have a nation defend either ither its honor or its integrity what he advocated ado ado- cat d w would u d in a low few years lead to utter chaos and when at last h. h his s i wife who had i b been en t true to him him- himin in all his vagaries was trying tiring to shield him and save save a little for her children he wandered aw away y i permitting the impression to go out that h his s wife was such a Xanthippe that he not could-not but buttry buttry buttry try to escape His us death ought to be a comfort to him him and a mighty might rest to all about it him |