Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-04-12

that it was very large, and fastened to tree
nearby was an immense horse, whose size
WAS much greater than the knights had
ever before seen. When the animal heard
the knights approaching, it paved the
ground, and cried with a human voice:
Here, Tugarin, awake, danger is near. +"
The curtains of the tent parted, and a
powerful giant appeared, who looked
angrilv about. Without delay the messen-
gers thus spoke to him:
stranger, from what land do you come?
Are you a King, or an Ambassador from a
King? We come from Prince Vladimir
Do you seek war, or have you come to ask
favors of our Prince? If you council war,
Danish the thought, for there are many of
us, and countless warriors have fallen by
our swords"
While the knights were speaking, the
giants brows grew darker and darker, and
be cried in an angry tone:
do you dare to threaten me? Protect
yourselves, or the Prince will lose two of
his boasting knights. Return to Vladimir,
and tell him that King Bulgia has sent me
70 punish him for stealing his little
daughter, the Princess Lena from the
palace. shall find your Prince, whether
he stays in the castle surrounded by
soldiers, or hides himself in the forest. /
did not come for plunder; 1 came for the
lie OF Prince Vladimir.
When Tugarin had thus spoken, be took
up large rock, and cried: "What does it
matter from what land l come, am power
ful enough TO destroy Vladimir. 1 shall
show you little of my strength" And he
threw the stone with such force that it flew
like a bird in the blue heavens, and though
the knights watched for a long time, they
did not see it descend.
There was great confusion at the castle of
Kew when the message from Tugarin was
repeated. Swords clanked, steeds pranced,
and every one was eager to battle with the
insoleut stranger. The knights set out,
leaving Vladimir at the castle, and when
they drew near the great tent, the giants
horse cried out: "Tugarin, arise; enemies
approach"
The giant came forth, and when he saw
the army, ne rushed upon them with such
force that in q moment more than half the
number of knights Law slain on the ground
while the others fed in wild confusion.
The young Princess Lena, who was the
cause of all the trouble, now heard for the
first time of the Giant Tugarin's coming.
The Princess had not been stolen from the
Kings palace, but having been cruelty
treated at home, she had run away, and had
come afUot to the good Prince Vladimir, of
whom she had heard. When Vladimir
saw the beautiful little Princess and had
heard OF her suffering he took her into his
castle as companion and playmate for his
daughter. The two children soon loved one
another dearly, and had spent many happy
hours together The Princess now came to
Vladimir and said:
''Sir Prince, have heard that the Giant
Tugarln has come into your land. He is
one OF my fathers fercest warriors, and he
is aided by magic arts. You cannot con-
quer him. l shall go back to my fathers
palace, and then you will be free from this
enemy"
When the Prince saw with what terror
the child thought of returning TO her home,
he would not allow her to go, but said that
be would surely Ind some way of subduing
the Giant But Lena said:
The only knight who can slay Tugarin
is he who has been in many battles and yet
his shield bears no mark upon it,"
81 can boast of no such shield" said the
Prince, but by my own strength and skill.
1 shall slay Tugarin."
While Vladimir was speaking. Rogdi.
who had recently entered the service of the
Prince, approached and said:
Noble master, ] have fought in manv
battles, 1 have been victor over msny war
riors, and yet my shield is bright as when
my father first gave it to me. Let me pro.
ceed against the giant that we may save the
Princess Lena, and that when he returns to
his own country Tugarin cannot saw that
Prince Vladimir had no knight who dared
10 meet him in battle.
The Prince listened carefully to these
words. and when be found that Rogdi's
take with him as large a company as he