II.
Fac-Simile of Mrs. Sarah B. Judson’s Handwriting.
As there is no portrait in existence of Mrs. Sarah B. Judson, the above fac-smile of her handwriting may interest the reader. These verses, from Moore, were written by her on the fly-leaf of a small volume of devotional poems, published at Philadelphia in 1828, presented by her to her husband. Many of the poems in this little book bear the marks of Mr. Judson’s pencil as being of peculiar interest to him. Among those marked is the following:
＋ THE REFUGE.
Art thou oppressed or reviled?
Then act but like a simple child,
Who does not dare the point contest,
But hastens to its mother’s breast;
Bows in submission to her laws,