The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-05-23

doubt Loorany would have cut a very
questionable figure in group of
beautiful girls dressed according to the
demands of fashion. She lacked the
high color and the lines that are pro-
duced by contact with refining influ-
ences; but on the mountain-in her own
neighborhood-she was a cut or a cut
and half above any Of the rest Of the
girls. Her eyes We're as black as Goals
and latent heat sparkled in their depths.
Her features were regular. and yet a
little hard, her under-lip being a trifie
too thin, but she had the sweetest smile
and the whitest teeth ever seen on Tray
mountain. Her figure-well, her figure
was what nature made it, and that wise
old lady knows how to fashion things
when she's let alone and has the right
Kind of material to work on. She had
the leisure as well as the material in
Loorany's case, and the result was that
the girl in form and in grace belonged
to the age that we see in some of the
Grecian marbles.
All this Is mentioned with proper re-
serve, and with all necessary allowance
for conflicting views and opinions.
Everybody to their taste" as the old
woman said who kissed the COW ana
left her spectacles and one eye hanging
on horn. If those who admire the
fanciful toggery that fashion insists on
had seen Loorany Parmalee when she
was driving the cows home, chunking
old Brindle and using good deal of
language with a good deal of laughter
Or, worse still. when she was digging
for woodchuck. and trying to keep the
dogs from tearing the creature all to
flinders. they would have laughed at the
suggestion that she was beautiful
enough to be put in picture.
But just reflect over the matter a
minute. How many pictures of note,
ancient or modern. contain figures that
are dressed fashionably? Count on
your fngers-leaving out portraits
ana give the number If you live to be
thousand years old you'll never get
10 your thumb In count Of that kind.
And now as to Portraits can you mus
ter dozen painted by masters of the
art In which the painter has not struck
blow at frills and furbelows by in.
venting costumes and draperies to suit
his own ideas of what is beautiful?
But this Is bordering on argument.
ana, IN matter of this kind, argument
always weakens the case of those who
employdt. The whole contention comes
to this In the end; that. in the right
iight, and In the foreground of
powder, with roguish streak of
sunshine whipping across her black
mar, ner sunbonnet hanging between
her shoulders, her right hand lifted av
If listening. her lips half parted. and
saucy smile dancing in her eyes mo
artist In our day and time has ever con.
Gelved a lovelier picture than Loorany
Parmalee made. To find II countar.
part, you will have to bark back TO the
romantic rascals who laid on the color
in old times. S''o'
Anyhow, Loorany's beauty was
known far beyond the cloud-skirted
neights OF Tray mountain. Nocoochee
the vale of the Evening Star-had
nearu ABOUT 1t, and was curious, and
tar away on the banks of the Chatta.
hoochee in the county of Hall. a vo,,ng
man knew of it, and became "restless
IN IN the mind." as Mrs. Pruett would say.
Inls young mans name was Hildretb-
Hildreth. of Hall, he was called. because
there was Hildreth in Habersham
Now. 1t would have been better in tho
end for Hildreth, of Hall, IL he had
never heard of Loorany Parmaiee. but
small blame should be laid at his door
an account Of his ignorance; the future
was sealed book to him, as 1t Is to ali
ol US. II was what he knew and what
ne did, that he Is to be blamed for-if
a dead man can be blamed for anv.
thing ""'
1t happened in the summer OF 1862
that Hildreth. Of Hall, was visiting
Hildreth, of Habersham-there was
some matter of relationship between
them, and they both concluded to at
tend the camp meeting that was held
every year on Taylor's Range, a small
supr that seemed to have been sent
down by Tray to inform the Vale of the
Evening Star that It could spread out
no Farther in that direction. NocoU.
chee was polite and agreeable and went
wandering of westward, where Il
stands today the loveliest valley in all
the world, But Taylor's Range 80 far
caught the Infection from, the valley a.
to permit its top'to spread cut aspfevel