I was a simple man living in Ohio. My grandparents had arrived from Germany many, many years ago. One day, I had heard about the big oil boom in Louisiana. A light bulb flashed bright in my old head, and I quickly bought tickets for a train headed straight for Shreveport, Louisiana. I knew that I had a chance to make a fortune with the fountains of black gold in Oil City. The train smelled of new dreams and rusted iron, and the fields the train sped past looked of family aspirations and fortune. After days of travelling, I hopped off the train and sped to my new property. Arriving in Oil City, I had found a city bustling with others searching for the same fortune that I was. I followed the map to a speck of land that was for sale. I decided that I would buy this land and use it …show more content…
We named him after his father, John Robert. John Robert Jr. grew up with Sarah; his father was too busy tending to his business. Young John Robert grew up fast and headed off to university. Sarah and I were teary eyed as he jumped in the truck to drive many miles away from his home. When I closed the door to my house, I lay down on my bed, thinking. I thought back to when I first came down from Ohio, just wanting to make a quick buck. I never knew that it would lead to such a beautiful family, who lived on a dazzling property. I smiled as I thought how one impulse, that one second, can change a