Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1922-01-15
cHAprER XXXN.

CHAPTER NNNN.
found that there was no district
parsonage ON the Fort Worth district.
and ! had 20 look out FOR house In
whirh e. live With the assistance 81
Rev. u. 4. Boaz | finally found a house
on Jennings avenue near where Tom
West used 10 live With the help 81
Rev Boaz and Sister Mollie COX,
was soon unloaded and prepared away
for housekeeping. Brother Buaz was
young and active then. and Il did not
take him long 10 put things into shape.
We lived here several months. and
then moved over on Missouri avenue IN
the home ~ Capt. o. s kennedy who
had moved out To the Polytechnic Col.
logo. where Mrs q. :. Kennedy had
agreed 10 serve a. matron Though Cap.
tain Kennedy and his family lived out
at pulytehcnic College. Vet We never
lad more attentive neighbors In our
ministerial lives than were they. We
had moved into fine ncighhorhood
when We moved from Jennings avenue
"a this place. We had the best set ~
neighhors that was to be- found In Fort
worth.
We had W ]. Boaz. g. L. Morris. Doc
Clark. W T.. Hawkins. George Clark.
J. s. Christian. NJ NJ c. Clark. W s.
ESSEX 7. ! Fulford y q. Shahan and
n. r. Sensahaugh. all the very salt II
the earth. They all knew Just exactly
how n treat the preacher and the pre-.
siding elder and Ia make him feel at
home We spent something like yeqr
there II was q year ~ pleasantly us
any that ] have ever spent IN my min.
lsterinl life. The sweet memories ~ that
year remain with mo today ! had my
troubles as they usually come TO man
that does his duty. Troubles. when
they come In the path of duty per
formed do not destroy your sense NJ
conSciois pleasure that comes through
friends that you know love and respect
vuu Tor what YOU are really worth.
when a Methodist preached and the
members Of the Methodist Church DO
form friendship u becomes strong
aud lasting Where each party tn the
friendship IL worthy Il IL "a tie that Is
worthwhile and time should not cftarc
Il. u should last through all time and
le sweet and true through eternity
The fact that they have been my
friends is worth more than money and
worldly honor 10 me
After living AZ the Kennedy place Tor
some hing about year W. decided that
We would try 90 build us place as
W. newer had owned such thing and
Thought that We would see how we
wosld feel owning ouv own place. !
had never owned home. and the
,holrht had never taken possession ~
lie IN nov. go determined to ivy
u 7 was go ting pretty good salary,
ard thought hN saving ] might Ice able
10 du Do 7 began to look around Tor
wha, thought was good lot on
which nv wife and I thought would
IL liable 90 build us q home. After
iuueh hunting around aud looking at
different places We eventually decided
thatlu lot on Hcat0n Heights would
suit MS
II was a suburban lot and not very
costly. so We drove oar peg down and
det.9 mined 10 hnild there. Il was about
ono mile fronl Polytechnic College and
aiIou two miles from the Texas and Pa
clfie depot. on high Hill facing north
towards the mam boulevard running
from IN, city g Tmi Worth 90 tho
POLYTECHNIC college u was "a delightful
irrn,lon for home. and when We got
n huilt ~ were proud oi 10. and spent
many pleasant hours in o. II was AL
that We could desire as a home. u was
"a two.stoiy house of nine rooms. oi
two stack chimnevs with tirrplacos
.hovr and below. together with good
fire Of brick for tho bitchcn. We had
F,cnch mirrcrrd mantles Tor each ~
the eight rooms. and We certainly lived
at home. We had a good harm fnr our
horse and cattle. and tine dugout ION
an kinds 81 preserved fruits.
W. soon had a very pretty place The
ward was very productive. and was
soon covered with the most lovely flow
cts under the hdndy-work oi Mrs
WYATT We thought II was the thing n
DO IN buy home ON the installmcni
Milan and pay tor II al Gun leisure. We
bought the lot from L. Nickcry, one
Il the kindrst men have ever known.
lie not only sold us the lot, but also
built the house Just as We wanted Il
and sold us ,hc whole thing for so
much Down and SO much a month. As
a. would talk o. ms about Il ", thought
that u would be- an easy thing 10 do 10
nav Tor II while We were getting a
coed salary and 10 would have been
.,sv foi ~ Co do 50 10 our salary had
been regular. hut II came az irregular
times and sometimes II was all that
Ne could de- To- live, and then We would
fall behind. and Il would get so that
"a. could not catch up. Mr.. Nickcry
never got ont OF humor mon unpleas-
ant about the matter. Tie was one Of
She kindest men about those things that
ever knew. When those times would
come would become much discouraged
and every since then ! have tclt sorry
when / heard Il man hnving a home
az the installmcnt plan. II may Doe q
good way Tor q person Co buy a home
far many have thus bought and have
.,t,..,.,d,1 huf fh. better WAY iu my