The Black Creek Stopping House is a novel written by Nellie L. McClung. The story is set in the late 1800s in a small town in Canada. The main character is a young woman named Mary who inherits a stopping house, a place where travelers can rest and eat, from her father. Mary is determined to make the stopping house a success, but she faces many challenges, including financial difficulties, competition from other businesses, and even a fire that destroys the building. Throughout the novel, Mary learns about the importance of hard work, perseverance, and community support. The Black Creek Stopping House is a heartwarming story about a young woman's journey to success in a time when women were not often given the opportunity to run their own businesses.When Fred Brydon made the discovery that his two brothers spent a great deal of their time in the pleasant though unprofitable occupation of card-playing with two or three of the other impecunious young men of the neighborhood, he remonstrated with them on this apparent waste of time. When he later discovered that they were becoming so engrossed in the game that they had but little time to plant, sow or reap, or do any of the things incidental to farm life, he became very indignant indeed.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.