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THE BISHOP AND THE BOOGERMAN

BEING THE STORY OF A LITTLE TRULY-GIRL, WHO GREW UP; HER MYSTERIOUSCOMPANION; HER CRABBED OLD UNCLE; THE WHISH-WHISH WOODS; A VERY CIVILENGINEER, AND MR. BILLY SANDERS THE SAGE OF SHADY DALE

By JOEL CHANDLER HARRIS

Drawings by Charlotte Harding

NEW YORK
DOUBLEDAY, PAGE & COMPANY
1909

ALL RIGHTS RESERVED, INCLUDING THAT OF TRANSLATION
INTO FOREIGN LANGUAGES, INCLUDING THE SCANDINAVIAN

COPYRIGHT, 1907, BY SUNNY SOUTH PUBLISHING CO.

COPYRIGHT, 1909, BY DOUBLEDAY, PAGE & COMPANY
PUBLISHED, JANUARY, 1909

"They paused—then she pointed to the darkest corner"

CONTENTS

PART I
PART II
PART III
PART IV
PART V

By JOEL CHANDLER HARRIS

ILLUSTRATIONS

"They paused—then she pointed to the darkest corner"

"It seemed to Adelaide that it held a whole bushel of fried chicken andbiscuits"

"The child stared at her uncle so seriously that he was actuallyembarrassed"

"Old Jonas would listen by her bedside to convince himself that she wasreally breathing"

"They began to creep forward, making as little noise as possible"

"'You are pouting,' she said, 'or you'd never be sitting in this roomwhere nobody ever comes'"

"'That's why you see these shoes lookin' like they're spang new'"

"Mr. Sanders went from the courthouse with a sweeping stride"

THE BISHOP AND THE BOOGERMAN

PART I