The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-06-18
THE DEM on PRIMO CESS.
sEGEND OF TAMARA OF RUSSIA AND
HER sulToRS.

The story, ms Narrated In the aIys-.
&ticnl FoIfsIorc OF the Transcnu-s
cnsus, of Why This Beautiful Royal
Woman ReIEned Alone.
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is USED only concerning thez noes
ana the Queens, ttlo 's ma w. :,
men VINO nave rom rom time
neid hrSI piace IN -
ture ana the feSehds OF every sou ntrs
on the race OF Tue tue gu II. u
he Processes ~ tue Ensi i' i sSlis
stories Were more oe'tttlI III 'ii'stl u
thing. ana the queens IN az tfe ioth
tales OF literature nave soeeh most Soii-
drously beautiful, In the kussssii ioik
lore Tue expression ~ Sie.i. w. y =
used only concerning the princesses5
and queens, While IN othere countries ~
is used TO describe nli the herolnes OF
folklore stories. E
In all the legends relating 10 carry
history OF all the Russins mere Is no
story which is held IN hlEher resaru
than the tale or the E'tlncess iiiti l.
who reiEned over the Georgian state OF
the Iranscaucasus IN the at MeilSh cen !.
turT. Her Storytho u nlsn pthces iti
Russian or Georgian llterature. anu iIl
LemontoH has MADE play ABOUT ner
that is more thrilling IN It's suggestion
even than the story OF ivan the erri y
Bile. .
SIT john MauhoeSile ~ MS u. : ei ~
abroad found references TO nee teir -
Bile beauty, and he has Writ'eh IN his
books a s to how she slew her su1tors.
The legends are not easy AZ ths
Translation. but 80 far as they may pc
told in modern English TINS Is tne
story, coated in the mysticism OF the
far east:
Ye shall know, then. that the Hri u
cess Ia mara dwelt IN q hlSh noutit;'in
place-up against the ciouus-" &c, g
the rains come down ana Where tue
winds sweep from the craes OF ene
mountain tops.
1t is told In the countries hereaoout
that she was the most oeautii VI w
Z man in all the whole world. N NOWHERE
was ever one more beautiful not even
Sheba's queen: In the great castle
she dwelt, and there came 10 nef
suitors from the fnrthest ends or the
earth TO sue TOT Eehe huho VI !, LIZ. -
the princess who dwelt in the castle
high in the mountain tops where meet
the east and the west. A great ROAD
has been built which leads to the cas-
tle and along this road 1ourneyed TUG
suitors who would have her for wire
kings and princes and knights OF hign
degree But the Princess Tamara was was
proud princess, and she Wouio nave
none Of their favor-no. not raEor.
even from the king of farthest no.
She would have none of him, ana she
caused to make let a great joust ana.
tourney. and he was slain.
So that was the end of that king.
Now, upon day the Princess Tama-
ra performed a great magic. She let
make herself into the form of a drag
on, and nowhere ever in the world
was ever seen dragon SO terrible MS
she. Then she caused messages to be
sent to all the princes of the earth.
and all the kings, and all the knights.
and all the mobiles of great degree. and
she said in this message that whose
ever. be he king or prince or, noble.
should come and kiss her on the mouth
while she was in the form Of the drag
on. then he should be king over her
dominions and rule with her on the
throne.
Now. upon another day the Princess
Tamara was in a room In her castle
combins her hair-black. like the night
and into the castle came aAm who
had ridden from q great ship some
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