Show rl ILyas and His at Last F Found Joy Joyin oy I in COUNT r LUO ro TOLSTOI ois s. s roi I In the Hie gU f government nl of Ufa there thele thelea lived a 13 Bashir named Ilyas Ilyus Ilyas wa was rather poor pOOl when hl his father died Ills father lived only one olle year car after aner his hisson's I H sons son's wedding At that time Ilyas posH possessed pos pos- i H eel t n kewen mares mare two vo cows and someI some soma twenty sheep heep But IJ Ilyas t know kno how to I take talo care of h his I stock and anti his pos possessions 05 I sess sessions ons kept Kepi Increasing InG he and his wife worked hard har from lom morning till rift night he was the first to rl rise in the morning and the thc Ja last l to tu go JU to tu bed at night and anel he grew re richer from front year ar arto to year ear Thus Il Ilyas as worked hard hartl for Cor thirty five years cars and amassed a great fortune Ilyas now had 00 horses heads of horned cattle and l 1200 Oll sheep Workmen tended II Ilyas' Ilyas as droves of horses hortes and his cattle and working women women wo wo- men milked the mares snares and cows and prepared koumiss butter and cheese Ilyas had plenty of everything and eve everybody In the vicinity envied his lifo life The people would say ar IJ Ilyas Is a lucky y man he lie has hus a great deal of oC everything e It Isn't even worth hl his while to die dlo Good people began to make his acquaintance And Anti AndI guests carno camp to him from distant I places And h he received everybody and nave gave ae them all to eat cat and drink AllI All I those that camo came to tu him got koumiss and tea and mutton As soon boon as the guests s came he lie would order to kill a aram aram aram ram or 01 two und and If th the number of the guests was gr grant grat at He lie ordered to kill also a mare Ilyas had three children two children two sons I and one daughter I When tho the time I L camo Caine ho lie married them off When hun ll Iii 11 as was poor floor his SOIl sons worl worked with him and the they ten tended ed the horses IlOre an and the Hh sheep p themselves but as soon oun as lh y became rich the tho tons suns begun began to lead a 11 ul dissolute solute life liCe and one of or them took to drink The Th older oWer of his sons wa was killed one unc day a In a fi fight ht and the younger you r one married a proud woman and this son slopped stopped obeying hl his father Cathl and Hi as had hind to give gi him his share an and part with whim him l I Ilyas gave him hini his share he hu gave o him hint a house and ancl cattle cuttle and thus the theol theold theold ol old mans man's wealth decreased And shortly short after that Ilyas' Ilyas sheep at attached attached at- at with disease and many of them fell Then a poor year yem set In fir far Ilyas there wits was no 1111 ha hay and a great real many heads of or cat cattle entile lie died during durins- that winter And nd Ilyas' Ilyas J possessions ss grew trow oven even smaller and smaller Ilyas kept Jept falling lower lowel and lower lowel and und his strength also kept declining de And when Ilyas was 70 iO years yeul'S old ho he was w-ts re reduced reduced reduced re- re j to such poverty that he lie had to sell ell his hili fur coats hi his i rugs ug hi his saddles s. s. s h hits his ir curb cartH then the tho la last l few heads of or cattle and Ilyas remained with wIlh nothing nothing noth noth- ing In And nd he hAj himself elC did not notice how everything c had passed el out of his hands hand and now In ht his declining years ho lie had to tu go u to work for fur others All 11 he hud had was wal the tho clothes he lie wore on himself his himself his fur CUI coat couto hi his cap and his boots und and his wife l. l who was also very cry old The son had gone awa away to a n distant land and the daughter daugh daugh- ter lei had land died led and there ther thera a was nobody to help th the old people t I A of uC Slicks s took pity un on them I I was neither poor nor rich he led a n straight mode of or life and wu was a n nI gaud man He recalled the hospitality I I of Ilyas as took pity pH on un him iron an and said aid ill i Conic Come to me mine Ilyas you jou ou and your old i woman During the summer you will feed th the cattle and Sham will twill mill milk lh the mares and make malc koumiss I j will give you OU whatever you OU n mcd cd Ilyas thanked his hits neighbor and toI to- to I th r with his wife wICe bc began n to lo work wurl for fOl halh At first It seemed hard to them hem but t they lC soon got used to tu their new life and und the tho old people began beg 10 to live un and to tu wUI work k according to their strength th It was profitable for UI I h lh to keep such people because the lie theold old uld couple knew how to take lake proper care of things and they were were- not lazy thc they worked according to the their theft 1 strength but t l felt fel t Morr sorry as he lie looked at the tho old couple and thought of how these high people hud head fallen Callen to such uch a u low t state And It happened one une day that kinsmen kinsmen kins kins- men and und distant gue guests tM came to Muk Muk- h the Mullah also came with them ordered Iljas Ilyas to tn catch a n ram and kill him II Ill as killed a ram rani cooked It and sent it to the guests The guests ate ata of ur the mutton drank tea and started to tu drink koumiss The guests and their host were seated on Ull soft oft cushions and rugs drinking koumiss s out of or cups CUllS and chattering while Ilyas lyas got ot through with his work and went event pa past t the door Do Do you s see ace e the who has Just passed h by this dour I the ley J. e I 1 see him angered anything guest Is Iii there about him him I Is The nit remarkable tiring thing about around thai that lu- lu was wa-l the Ure richest roan man here Ilyas a Is hI his name Imme you OU may have hu I heard of him I l have heard of him hint Of or course said uld the guest I 1 never nt aw saw him bur bui his ila fame had traveled far and wide Hid Now he has line nothing and ancI hA h Ji is for 01 h ho he and his old woI wo wo- me Inc I sic she nan she milks the th mates mares The guest was surprised heI ne no I smacked e his 19 tongue ton nodded his head and said ald Yes it seems that happy floss Is turning like Ilke a wheel One Is lifted hi high h and another Is lowered l 1 l suppose the Ito old man mUll Is feeling ad tall l I i dont don't he lie I lives hives S quietly peacefully and w works well Then Jhen the guest said saki May Ia I t speak to o him humn May lo I ask him about his life the host und and Why h nut nul answered shouted Babel Babul grandpa in the Language language lan Lan- j guage of the come conic In iii have some ome koumiss l and call calf In the old wo- wo nan man 1 0 And AncI Ilyas came in with his wife He lie greeted the guests anti and host hosl made a prayer II and knelt knell near the door anc and I his ils wife wife passed Ja sell behind the cut and anel seated her herself clr with the mistress of or the rouse They Ther g gave Il Ilyas a cup clip of ur koumiss He lie wish wished cd the the- guests and ami his master good gaud health bowed took toole u lL sip sill o of oC koumiss and put Jut it ii backI back I 1 suppose old man sol said the tl guesto guest gues to him hint I suppose that looking nt at us you must feel slid sad when you yuu recall how I you OU used to tu live Iho before you think of or how you OU live now in ill misery I And smiled and ancI said I If 1 f I were to tell you oU of happiness arid and unhappiness you r u would not behove belleve be be- hove c me are You hud had better ask my oh old woman she is a woman sho she will wil speak pell her mind she will tell you th the whole truth about this matter mailer And nu the lie guest said to the old wo Wo- woman u- u man mian lJ behind the curtain I Inu Well ell grandma tell me mc how you OU look loul upon your you out I happiness In iii the past and amI upon your present misery And 1 said front from behind the curtain 1 I will tell you Ire hov hU v 1 J look loul upon upun it H The rho old man mall and I Ii lived e lJ together tog for fOl nfl fifty years car we w were looking for or happiness happiness hap hap- but did not l lied find It it and here we have ha lived one year em since we lost lust everything e und and C we arc worl working ln here and anti we have hue found real happiness and we nce need no other happiness The guests were sunI even cn the master muster was surprised he lie rose lose from his seat drew aside the curtain to see ice seethe seethe I the old woman Then the old woman w went nl onI on un I hI am telling you OU the truth I am amnot amnot not Jesting For a half haIr century wo no J have been looking loukin for happiness and while we were rich we could not find it now we nave gave nothing left left we we went to work worl for others and we wc have found such happiness that we need none nono better belter Wherein herein lies your yom happiness at ut present When we rye W were l' l rich the old man I and u I never novel had an tours hours rest we had no time to have a good oo talk to think of oC our OUI souls or pray to God We Yu had hind so much anxiety When guests ts camo canto to ns us we were worried thinking U how to treat this one 0 or that thai one so that no noone one une should speak HI ill of us When the guests came together we wo at also o hud had to look after after the thel workmen the they are sim sim- waiting ply walli waiting for an toll tl an and to get set something nice to eat eal and wo WI ha had to watch so fU tl as not to lose lobe an anything thing we vero ivero sinning u that ut t wa way Then we were afraid a wolf might aright killa kill a colt or Ul a calf or ur a a. thief mi might ht steal some somo of or our purses horses When hen we lu lay down to tu sleep sheep we could not sleep we were afraid that the sheep might ht chol choke e the lambkins We re would go ou out at night and no sooner would we wo feel fee relieved relle than a new anxiety w would uld come over o us us wu wo would worry WOrl whether I we would have han enough h feed for fOl the the cattle cattle for winter And Anti besides this there was no peace between me and the t old man mun He lIe would sa say that thata a n certain thing mu must t be done ono that t wa way and 1 would say that It must be done the thc other why and we would start to scold each other oilier we would sin that thai way ay Thus we ive lived Ji alwa always s 's tilled filled with anxiety always sinning and wo we never neer saw aw the happy life And Alyd now nos' I Now the old uld man and I rise riso In the morning unerring and we talk lovingly 10 end and nd I peacefully wo we have havo nothing to argue about we have hae nothing to worry I about all we care cure for Is to tu serve e out om oui master We e work according to our strength w wo e 0 work worl willingly so that our master shall have prom not Jo loss s I through our work When We wy come conic comeback back from rein work there Is koumiss for forus us If It it is cold there is a stove to where wo we can call warm es und anti we 0 also havo fur coats and we have hac time lime to talk we wo have lime time to think of ur our soul and to I pray l-a l to God For FOI filly fifty years we have haH been looking fur for happiness happl- happl n ness und amid we e euve nave uve just found 11 it The guests s began to laugh then therm 1 as JIras said Do not laugh this tithe I is not a Joke Jolo but a I human life We o e were elO foolish the foolish the old woman und and I at al first we were wel crying because we ive had bad lu lust lost t our wealth but Go God hag hus revealed to tu us the thc truth and ana anaIt it is not for fOl your amusement blit but for oi your good oo that we are revealing it to you And the Mullah lullah said These tare lUre words word of I wisdom ul J and he lie helias has haH told lold you ou the real truth it Jl Is s al also ulso o written In the Scriptures I And the guests uc ts stopped laughing und and they became thoughtful I |