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Fact Or FancyTo The Editor of The Daily Mail:Bo it fart or ho it fancy, I must admit the story nf Braxton count \'s CJrepn Monitor croared quiie a thrill for the nvid mystery-minded public. Now. that the inteie^t in *nid rim n't or. fnnlnsy or not, l dyinff down omewha? . . . , lr: mo dwell for « mnnifnt on .somethin* that I' strictly fart, that occurs every sear !n the wnif1 locality a.% the famedmonster.This is somethin* 1b*t will zwe xnu a real thldl to fhe soul! Tn the ou1 of the hrntitv lover . , , the humblest nf us city dweller*; . . . and to anyone who appreciates the wondrous d*hjhts that nature's rare artists can give us.They talk of Florida's Blowing siin*ci on tropical wafers as sheer paradie .... Colorado's western eanons .... the wide expan'* nf whho'sand* upon the d*s*i t . « . . Palm* and hhm skies nf California . . . . All heaufy .... to he seen and admired •ome flay.Why wait until some day tn have the search for perfect heauly saH*f:ed! Tuck ynut* family in *he ear, most any day after the fust silver frost. Driv^ Up ^renic Elk river about 8a miles on Route 4. Turn to Route lft and 4m * about six mile*, on a u Iodine Hchnay , . . and suddenly mi f.nd yourself in a fairyland of such hrenthirds beauty that uorldh thing’s such alt; worries and creep mrnifcis( .seem sfranqetv remote and impossible.Her* In th^s* hills of W^m Virginia. thf maple . . . brilliant in scarlet r!”e* hue 1hefb\vn anA gold of *he mountain sides like jewels upon colored velvet The sums, the ponbiiv and the sumacs, bend full with gaily painted »ran?e, and crimsonfoliage rare amrnc Mir f*ncni zrcru of pire and scented rcdar. With the sun .sending down exploring finc*r* *o filter like molten du.'f and tonrhtnsr this incredible iyht .... von* vers soul will be filled with a s^nr of ra*e delight*This K 1 he real thnl'T . . . Thb b V;icH Proof tlini lt;ioH tn el! M mf»ni*e wisdom has z \ eri u* a blessing of heautv and power *r» d^ep end m ei non ot nc . . . that w ouM w * nnlv ston and contemplate vv miM pis* us a satisfaction and thrill that's tenl and «m-CCT e.All thi■*;. not a si-.arif mile from the sue.* whet* the Flatunod.' roonsler brought chills and thrills of a different natureBe It Farr or Fan'su .... Ml take m thrills InReality?Don't You A«[ce?T- W. Johnson. Charleston. Sept 2ft, 1T^2 ?
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Charleston Daily Mail
Charleston, West Virginia, US
Thu, Oct 02, 1952
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