" Soon as all were out of the car, both conductors came with
their lanterns and gave their aid in helping my father to the
other train, where they had reserved seats by keeping the door
locked. All was hurry and confusion to me, as I had my
eye on father, fearing he might fall, it being very slippery,
when the baggage- master said, 'Your checks, madam!' I
handed them to him, and rushed into the car ; but, before I
got seated, the car started, and I had no checks for my bag-
gage. Again my heart cried out, ' 0, Thou that hearest prayer,
take care of my baggage ! ' believing He could do that as well
as make the conductor wait. In a few moments the con-
ductor came to me with a face radiant with smiles, saying,
^ Madam, I waited a whole half hour for you, — -a thing I
never ^id before since I was a conductor, so much as to taait
one minute after my time.' He said, ' I know it was your
father that I was waiting for, because there was nothing else
on the train for which I could have waited.' I exclaimed, in
a half suppressed tone, ' Praise the Lord ! ' I could not help
it ; it gushed out. Then he said, 'At the very moment all
were on board, and I was ready to start, suck a feeling came
over me as I never had in my life before, I could not st< rf.
