OUR COUNTRY LIFE 



And stay he did. It seems an incredible state of 

 affairs. Where could such conditions exist except in 

 Russia, that land of strange contradictions and every 

 possibility? 



"For myself," continued our interesting guest, "I 

 do not care. One can die but once; and to do some- 

 thing for one's country!" The glow of his eyes belied 

 the restraint of his words. "But my sons, now fourteen 

 and sixteen, I shudder for them. They are sure to 

 get into trouble in the university, and will be marked 

 for attention." 



"Why don't you have them educated in some other 

 country?" demanded the practical American. "Why 

 do you deliberately run this risk?" 



"They are Russians," was the proud reply; "they 

 must be educated in Russia, they must take their share 

 in her trials and her development." 



A famous settlement-worker, perhaps I may say 

 the most famous one in our own country at least, was 

 persuaded to give us a few days for a real vacation. 

 Her usual vacation was to travel some thousand miles, 



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