“Take care of Lily”THE
Bishop of Cottontown
A STORY OF THE SOUTHERN COTTON MILLS
BY
JOHN TROTWOOD MOORE
AUTHOR OF
“A Summer Hymnal,” “Ole Mistis,” “Songs and Storiesfrom Tennessee,” etc.
ILLUSTRATED BY THE KINNEYS
“And each in his separate star,
Shall paint the thing as he sees it
For the God of Things As They Are.”
Shall paint the thing as he sees it
For the God of Things As They Are.”
Kipling
PHILADELPHIA
THE JOHN C. WINSTON COMPANY
1906
Copyright, 1906,
By John Trotwood Moore
Entered at Stationers' Hall, London, 1906
All Rights Reserved
By John Trotwood Moore
Entered at Stationers' Hall, London, 1906
All Rights Reserved
In Memory Of My Mother,
EMILY BILLINGSLEA MOORE,
Who Died
December 14th, 1903,
The Faith Of This Book Being Hers.
EMILY BILLINGSLEA MOORE,
Who Died
December 14th, 1903,
The Faith Of This Book Being Hers.
CONTENTS
PART FIRST—THE BLOOM.
| Prologue—the Cotton Blossom | 7 |