Show I TOLSTOY MODESTY STOPS GREAT FETE Great Russian Reformer Decries Decries Decries De De- De- De cries His Service to S World 4 GRATEFUL FOR THE IDEA i Believes However So He tk Asserts in Taking Word for Deed Count Leo Loo Tolstoy the great nus- nus plan sian reformer friend of or the Ito people COIC author who whose e words have ever evor been heen for tor freedom an and liberty and of ot whose Influence the czar stan stands s In fear was wasSO wasso wa SO 80 years old August S. S An n International celebration of this event was planned by his friends and ami followers In Ru Russia sla J England and other countries but at tho the request of ot the count this was abandoned The Tho great gret novelists novelist's mo modesty asty proved S the tho obstacle In the tho way He lie does not believe hele e that ho lao should be bo honor honored In thais manner and decries all al hl his hig service P- P in In tho the cause of or Russia and throughout throughout through through- hout h- h out the world Especially he lie desires f that his recent arraignment of the czar ezat CZUl and anil the Russian government should not bo ho lo taken Into consi consideration To ro tho the committee on arrangements which cule called on oat UI klan him with wih tho the planS plan plans plans' recognize th the tho ho lie sold said I gratefully kindness of my friends the Russia people In mal making ng this proposal bu buit but ut S. S it St must not be suM saul that Tolstoy ha lm contributed anything to his lel persona popularity by br the arraignment of a vicious government go Let Jot us take th the tho word for the deed S Tolstoy A u-niS u Hs 5 In reply to lo n u friend who S hated him on the ike approach of his ho lai said It n J Is eightieth birthday UJ he tul 5 another happiness that I await await await- awal- awal death In a letter I r somewhat later hater l to c the Paris Matin he lie amplifies that and ad adds s that all al this life Isa Is Isa 5 a dream drem an and d death ath tho the awakening r life hiIe Is of ur thu dreams Our earthly ICo one r of another al and more mono teal real ho hok hok k k i And nI that thai life Is 18 a dream ICet oft of oC t 5 ct another mother life and aud so s on ad In- In fr p even cn to the last life the tho life Ute f- f t t Gol God I 4 3 Even uE in lu this present dream life wo we 5 c ceI l that which the now new life le will wi per- per haps aps make real to U us The Tho earthly i in which the awakening of oC our Knowledge of oC truo truC tuo life finds us Ut per- per imps 1 18 a limitation to the tho free tree development de do- c- c of or our spirit Tho Tue true lifo life 10 Logins begins when that limitation is re remove re- re move mo 0 I Led feel Icel I know with wIh certainty that In time I shall be happy hoppy that I shall enter a a world more real rai roal Tolstoy was an wat born in and InthIs In thIs autobiography ho he says sas I would divide my my I life into four periods perIods the tho innocent Joyful joul po poetic lc period of S childhood up to 14 1 then those dreadful dread dread- 5 ful Ui 20 o 0 years cr the period of ot coarse cours disS dissoluteness dissoluteness dis- dis S of oC service su of oC ambition and vanity and above o all al of sensuousness next the IS 18 years ears during which I lived regular honest family life yet yeta et eta a a period all al the tho Interests Interess of which were cre limited to egotistical family 5 cles cares to concern for tor the increase of ot S wealth wealth the the attainment of of literary t success and tho the enjoyment of every overy f of pleasure the fourth in which I 1 lye we and 1 I t I 1 4 ft Of r a P S lr c or Of X hlo Des nt I. I The Tue Tolstoy family 4 crates tes s from 1353 One of oC their ancestors came from Germany with wih men and be became be- be c- c came caine the founder of or several se crl noble Russian families When Peter 1 J. was wason wal on 01 the throne throne Peter Tolstoy occupIed occupied pied pled high positions in the military and diplomatic services He was made a count When Catherine Catherln was succeeded b by Peter II I. I Peter Tolstoy fell teU from power and ant in 1729 died tIled In tn exile exie Tho The tt title of oC count wa was not restored to the family amly until 1760 when It was received lecel cu by the great grandfather o of the present count count Count Tolstoy's mother was the only daughter of Prince leslay S Ser Ser- l'- l' Leo was two years car of age when she died Sh She wasS was S cultured sweet sweet and gentle genUe Tho Thu S counts count s rather father was a land owner and was kind to his dependents Althou Although h born Oln of or an family the count In early manhood began beJan to startle his friends by hi hir his r radical views His Ills writings later got gol him hint Into serious troubles with tho the o of tho the czar but bul he was never punished Considering the violence of his Ms utterances the tIe Ru Russian lan government gov gov- JOY JOY- has hns dealt leniently with wih him He Ic used to wonder r every morningS morning rel el moring S when he woke up wh why he was not noton noton on the tho roa road to Siberia Alexander III II declared that while Tolstoy lived l c S h he lie should never lose his Ubert liberty and S the present czar It I Is believed haa has T-giyen T him the same uie assurance S Assumes l cn Garb Gurl Tolstoy J years cars ago ago assumed thi the the of or a u and anc toiled toled In tho the many holds times man many going barefoot Tall TaU gaunt and sharey though he lie be hIs peasant dress cannot hide the aristocrat Ills His eyes are are kindly ly his chin broad and aud covered ered co with a mighty l beard His eyebrows arc are bushy His appearance Is rugged an and uncouth yet el when he Ito speaks you OU at on once co rec- rec the kindly l cultured gentleman genteman wo t years have o l cart passed BUC Tolstoy fou fought ht in tho the Crimean war UH as us a it young oung Here ho he learned tI the har hardship and uld here herc ll it I wa was wa that ho u iTS iTS- to devote c. c his life to lo the the- wel wel- Tare fare of or the people Ho practiced what ho lao lu preached an and has since lived a 1 life Bee fo of or toll toil tol and and privation He stripped 0 his of room furniture an and luxuries were banished from his table table At his town house houto in Moscow or at his country tOWI country es- es late tato ho toiled toBed early nn and late He re receiVes receives re- re his guests guesta in a big square room almost old devoid of furniture But Dut his wife the tho countess receives tho the same samo guests in In a drawing room furnished with refinement and ond liberality She SIte does docs not share her husbands husband's H creed Kho Is hJ a sweet woman and ant no woman ever eve had a more loyal or 01 devoted ote husband She SIte does as she likes Tho The count never Interferes with wih personal liberty nOVel The farmhouse of the count IH ht situated ed In the this village of Whim When his health permitted tho the coun count used usell to pa pay la frequent visits to tho huts hauls hut of or tho peasants an and ask them theft questions ques ques- about everything o He lie would ox ox- amino what lut the they were eating ask asle how they thoy worked and was vas In tho tIm habit of attending weddings and christenings Tho Tue peasants love Jo him lilt Ill II sever r CIl Close Cie No o matter how Ill I h ho he nan ma may be his doors are arc never closed tho the peasants Ho no Is their father confidant and ant C adviser vis 1 They cumo to lo him for tor o advice of oC all al sorts and he lie gives Iv It Clee freely When Whon he lie walks through the tho streets o of the village Hock nock Hockabout hockabout about him and ho has hns a kind ansi ann loving lov Io- II lag ing word for fOl theta them nI all Tho rho t g great ut of ot otal all al lan lands Kinds s call cul to pay him honor but ho hu loves best besl of all al tho the friendship of ot tho tue peasants Count Coun t Tolstoy Is a hard worker In his studio tullo He lie has a n prolific ll pen J and 1111 his hlf in all ail tho the writings are demand eran al over world being translated Into all al ton ton- gues Among his works mi may be bo mentioned mentioned men mon Lone the tho following War ar arid and ali Peace a a. novel Anna Anita l 1 a 0 novel novel Childhood Boyhood an and Youth an nn autobiography raph Tho rho Cossacks Sevastopol Se Sevastopol Se Tho Tue Invaders A Russian Proprietor Family Happiness a n iO ro- ro 10 manco A t Prisoner In the S Caucasus Tho Tue Death Deuth of Ivan h antI and other stories s A Long Exile Exle Stories for Cor Children ren Walk In tho the I Light I ht Master Ms Master Mas Mas- ter and Man Mati Tho The Kreutzer Sonata an and sequel seq el The Tile D My I Gospel Gospel Gos Gas Confession ConCession My I n Religion l lon The Tho pel in Brief Drier What hat Is Js to Be Dc Done Life The Kingdom of God Gol Is Within You Vou You What t is Art rt Resurrection Bo Besides Beside he hE wrote man many essays letters anti and ml miscellanies l l tf f. f In ro November r I 1006 1306 OG the tho count started startled star star- tIed ted the Il literary world worl by hy an au Sn attack atack upon LipOn tho ho works and teachings 8 of or orhal Shakespeare hal at once remarkable for Its an and astounding char charges l against the greatest of all al dramatists If lie declared with profound conviction that Shakespeare Iud hud h hypnotized tho the reading public since Goethe toward tho the end of the century pronounce pronounced pro pro- flounced him the master Tho Tue count called upon all al thinking people to reject tho lie trivial and Immoral works of Shakespeare as un unworthy wurth of or serious study y and r reflection Ho Ito lo was lel assailed from rom all nl quarters for tor his attack attack at ut- tack on the Immortal bard In February Tolstoy caused a n great leat sensation by an 0 open letter to the czar In wh which Ich ho lie 11 addressed tho emperor emperor em em- as Dear Del Brother The letter was written ju lust Jut t to the thc meet- meet ing ln of or the tiac national assembly It I wasa was a a Ing appeal to the tho czar dat CZI ur urging still further r conc concessions in behalf behal 01 ot of l the tho o great oat proletariat of or Russia The letter was sas personal and very bold hoM In InIs Its Is language In concluding the tho count sf said Forgive c me if if It unwillingly I have He offended you or grieved you by Ly what I have Just written Only tho the do- do sire for Cor your good and the good of the Russian people has hans hal dictated this lot- lot tor tr Have Havo I reached the tho end that 1 I have c 11 in II view Only th the future that probably I shall not taut SOP see sep can cn decide T I have done what I consider my mv duty brother who wishes you OU tho the true truo happiness happiness Conference 11 hypocrisy H Tolstoy has nothing nothing- but for forthe the tho ho p cu conference ut at It The Ia Hague on He lie in Interview Juno 11 1 le sol said an The Tho Ha la ruo peace conference is only a n disgusting manifestation of Christian 5 In a letter leUer written in the early carl part o of this y year par ar to Paul Sabatier tho the aubr au- au hT br Tilst y predicted the possible ro- ro 10 luction of nf all al tho the Christian Christan countries of f the West est to a state of ot vasso o to the he Ja and other Oriental pc peoples H le lie based basEd his prediction upon the round thAt It I ii is IR only In the Orient hat bat t rl religion l n and anI p pat are syn ay- ay n ott s. s Bent with win alc acre atro Tolstoy calmly awal awaits the tho ho end 1 Ho lie stands forth as a 8 prophet and nd a teacher The ke keynto nto of his lila Tim la may be summed up UI In the theto to following low I n g sentence tence wit which iou ho lie uttered pot pelt fot on ong ago How hIow can eu you YOl and anI I sleep on en mat mat- mot mot- and n feather beds w when en bard working men have ho 8 nt even evon straw If Ifyu I you yu were Christians Y could not not What What ll right ht have you ou to too much enough when your Yur brother has haa not even eu |