The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-09-13
(sy MISS Fl. T.. BLAskENsHIP.)
Good luck fortune, long life and
rest,
To those who a Fairy Stone possess.

Good luck fortune. long life and
rest,
To those who Fairy Stone possess"
What are Fairy Tears. and where are
they found? Thousands viii ask. They
are classed as Virginia Lucky Stone.
and the mine covers less than a acre
and Is nestled az the foot of the rolling
pillows of the Blue Ridge mountains.
The writer, however. fun of romance of
the Blue Ridge and the knowledge that
she must soon bid adieu to scenes
grown dear through association and re-
turn to business in the Crescent City on
the Gulf coast, viii begin vacation days
and wind up at the mine where stones
are said to be rarer than diamonds. II
seems | have been everywhere these
last thirty days. spent a few days in
Ashville, land of the sky" and roamed
and wandered over a great portion of
western North Carolina. ] climbed the
heights of CragGY- mountains and view
ed a scene of surprising grandeur and
beauty l fished for trout on the head
quarters of the lovely Swannanoah and
abthed in its limped water. l went 10
Murphy on a sightseeing tour down
the valley of the Natahalee and saw
the mountains rise to such dizzy
heights above the roadheds Of the
railroad tracks. | doubt If Switzer-
land could boast of scenery more
rugged or sublime ! saw the chill
dren of fortune whiri In the maze
of the dreamy waltz at Battery park,
arrayeti in silks and laces, | saw the
simplicity ana ignorance Of the hut
dwellers of the mountains.
Made the journey to Toxaway and
saw the lovely lake 5000 feet above
sea level and looked with pleasure and
awe at the thunderstorm in the valley
far below.
visited the sun-kissed swannoah
valley where life seemed one long,
sweet dream OF luxury.
! sat on the white sands of Virginia
Beach, and watched the white sails Of
the pleasure boats moving like some
spectre across the horizon. hlled. per
chance. with lovers Of night and its
mysteries. Such a glorious night it
was. the moon hung high and clear in
cloudless sky above the bosom of the
ocean, and there Was Just enough roll
on the sea 10 produce that sad and
plaintiVe melody which poor Paul Dom
hey SO longed and loved to hear.
The serene majesty OF the scene
thrilled me with varying and mingled
emotions, | was at once light hearted
serious and meditative: the ocean
breeze seemed veritable elixir OF
life. Rapt in meditation, my thoughts
vert back to my visit at Lucky Stone
mine, Of which the author of The Trail
of the Lonesome Pine" speaks in glow
ing and tender terms of this same lit
tle fairy stone.
The stone is found in three distinct
crosses~~St, Andrews, Maltese and Ro-
man-and is certainly dainty and my
srerious enough to excite curiosity
while the possessor OF one OF these
little wonder-working gems feels
thrill of pleasure unexplainable This
jealousy guarded mine nestles in the
quite, sunny glades among the rugged
foot hills of the Blue Ridge mountains
in Patrick county, Va, section
renowned because Powhatan. lordly In
dian chief held undisputed possession
there. In this weird spot good fairies
fioursshed and had their work shops,
many hundred years ago. This, YOU
viii say, was a strange place for tt
tian's subjects, but, were you to visit
this charming mountain region, you
would find every rock and pine in
fected with the glamour of romance.
Legend of the Fairy Tear.
Hundreds of years before Chief Pow
hatan's dynasty came into power, long