Helen of the Old House by Harold Bell Wright, Fiction, Classics, Action & Adventure

Download or read book Helen of the Old House by Harold Bell Wright, Fiction, Classics, Action & Adventure written by Harold Bell Wright and published by . This book was released on 2004-07 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: No well informed resident of Millsburgh, when referring to the principal industry of his little manufacturing city, ever says "the mills" -- it is always "the Mill." The reason for this common habit of mind is that one mill so overshadows all others, and so dominates the industrial and civic life of this community, that in the people's thought it stands for all. The philosopher who keeps the cigar stand on the corner of Congress Street and Ward Avenue explained it very clearly when he answered an inquiring stranger, "You just can't think Millsburgh without thinkin' mills; an' you can't think mills without thinkin' _the_ Mill." As he turned from the cash register to throw his customer's change on the scratched top of the glass show case, the philosopher added with a grin that was a curious blend of admiration, contempt and envy, "An' you just can't think the Mill without thinkin' Adam Ward."