Where he was, as the river was too high. My father was given a bed in a large room, where there were four beds and three of them were taken up by different men. The hotel [in St. Louis] was crowded to its full capacity, and I felt rather discouraged, though I felt it necessary to look after my father in case that he should get another spell, yet the thought of me having to be in a room where men were sleeping strangers at that, and I felt exceedingly tired as I had been up nearly night and day, for sometime passed, and the great anxiety over the recovery of my father. I hardly knew what to do. However I ordered a cup of strong coffee and toast for my father, and after he ate, and drank his coffee, he said that he felt well though very weak but he would not need any one to sit up with him. This much was exceedingly encouraging to me and I began to realize that the elder who prophesied and said [p.36] that we would meet many accidents in our journey and even death would stare us in the face but if we would have faith in our Heavenly Father and keep his commandments he would never forsake us in time of need; and I then thought of this great promise and felt that something would happen soon and that all would be well with us all. My father was sleeping now very comfortably and I felt that I would be safe in the hands of God for I had this promise and I trusted in him for he had been merciful unto me in many trials and circumstances and I felt sure that he would still stand by me, and help me out of my difficulties, presently I was called to supper, but though I had not eaten anything since early morning yet I could not eat my supper for my heart ached so badly but just then Elder J. [Jabez] B. Woodard [Woodward] one of the first elders who came to me, reveal the gospel to us in Italy, came in and, he recognized me instantly he was very much surprised to see me there, at such a time as he knew that our steamer was quarantined, I spake to him in French knowing that those around us could not understand what we talked about. He then said to me to eat my supper and he would stay with my [p.37] father all night and he would watch over him in case he needed anything and he would go with me to where his family were stopping, and then I could stay with them until morning, and he would then go and bring me back to my father; if ever I felt humble to my Heavenly Father, and felt thankful for his mercy and blessings I did then; so we went to his family, and he went back to stay all night with my dear father the next morning I got up early and got ready to go and see if my father was alright. But Mrs. Woodard [Ann Woodward] insisted for me to wait until her husband would return and then he would bring me to my father. Mrs. Woodard [Ann Woodward] done all in her power to keep me until her husband would come after me, but I could not content myself so finally I started thinking that I could find my way, but I walked through the different streets until my strength gave out with me [p.38] entirely then wished that I had taken a good advice for I felt in true despair just think of a young girl in a large city like St. Louis, and not knowing the No. of my hotel nor even the No. of the street. I could not tell the police where I wanted to go as I was not versed in the English language, and then if I had been, I could not give the least idea where I wanted to go as I did not know the Nos. of the hotel nor Mr. Woodard
's [Jabez Woodward]. I stopped at a store door, and hoped that one of the store clerk would, ask me some question if I wanted anything etc. and then I would try and make them understand what I wanted, but just then Elder Woodard [Woodward] appeared and he had been up to his family and found out that I had been gone for some time, as he then started to hunt me up if ever felt thankful I was one of them; we walked to where my father was, he had been up for a long time and felt quite well. We remained at the hotel one week, awaiting for the arrival of the balance of our family, as apparently the cholera was about over; when our family arrived we then went up the Mississippi River near Kansas and we camped [p.39] there on the bank of the Mississippi above Kansas City, though it was not much of a city then, we then were preparing four our long journey on the wilderness. . . . [p.40] [THE VOYAGE ACCOUNT AND TRAVEL ACCOUNT ON TO SALT LAKE CITY IS MISSING.]

BIB: Guild, Marie Madeleine Cardon. Correspondence, (Ms 894), frame 0022-0023; Acc. #3714. pp.36-40 (CHL)
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