Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-08-06
4 LEGEND or THE FOUNDING or
VIRGINIA.
,hnpt~r I.-sunshInc.s prear

hhpfrr t.-SunShIuc's Dream.
Long. long ago In fairyiand there
lived very. very sober iittl. fairy.
She was SO loving. gentle and kind
that all o. the fairies loved her ant
wished 10 make her their queen. The
fairies chose their queen .vcly year
and for three years they had tried
70 Eet her TO b" their queen. but her
answer had always been NO" The
fairies called this littlc fairy sun
SHINE. As the end of the third year
drew night Fairy Sunshine had
gradually grown sad. The fairies had
never known her to he so sad She
looked as though she ycarn.d for
something Some of the unkind
fairies said among themselves. She
wishes TO be queen this year and is
AFRAID that we don't want her" How
ever. Sunshine did not wish TO be
queen. She had had 4 lovely dream
one night OF a land beautiful with
NowerS and trees and filled with great
lovely creatures who looked like
fairies, only they were very. very
much taller and bigger than fairies
There were smaller creatures aud
they ran. played and danced, aud
played and looked very much like
fairies. indeed. Sunshine called tho
creatures people and the smaller ones
she called children. She had Won
d"red many times about the crea-
lures. Today as she sat on a small
toadstool She was thinking of them
maryland is beautiful" she muir
INJURED. sadly, but oh, how beautiful
that lovely place was. Our home is
not SO big az that. either. But why
need ] worry There is no such place
and there are no people and chill
dren. Why cannot rest here anu
be happy" She few down from the
stool resolved to be gay and happy.
soon. however. she found that She
was going straight to the court Of
the queen. why should go there
she asked sharply OF herself. There
is no use OF my going. She turned
and new away in the direction she
had come. Suddenly she turned.
though and came back Yes. / Will
go! she said. and ask the queen To
let me go from her court for two
dayH. So sh. went to the court. The
queen and the other fairies were very
much surprised at Sunshine's odd re-
quest and the queen reluctantly gave
her consent. Sunshine few away
across the water on the south side
or fairyland. She flew a long WAYS
that way and saw only water. Then
she flew in cirts around fairyland
ana stu saw nOthtnx hut a blue rx-
10 rest. Sadly she folded her wings.
but she suddenly opened them again
ami sped on toward fairlyand in
great hurry, She was happy and no
Longer sad. She had an idea.
Chapter II.-Sunshirc's Idea
Two days had passed at the fairy
court. On the evening Of the second
day the queen had been very much
upset. She WAS worried about Sun
shine. She had sent TWO fairy meg
Sengers to look for her She had
given up hope OF ever seeing her
again as dusk Srsw. Suddenly there
was great hustle at the end OF the
court and sunshine appeared, = very
joyous fairy indeed. She knelt down
before the queen. 20 Queen" she
said, give TO me 400 fairy workers,
fairy babes and as many others az
you can spare. ] will build my home
and be queen in it," she begged. The
queen gave her consent and all or the
fairies wished 10 help Sunshine. She
chose her workmcn and they work ed
day and night. Soon Fairyiand grew
very. very large. And strange 20 say.
rs fairyland grew everything else
houses and even the fairies. Beautiful
people and children walked every
where. Sunshlnes dream had come
true. Sunshine was made queen and
then the people had 10 name their
home. Sunshine WAS chosen TO name
II. And strange TO say she named IL
I"Virginia." for she said wisely. "Vir-
q inia is the land az the free and the
home OF the brave. And that Is how
Virginia was founded.
BY L-Cli.E HAWKINS