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 | RecdJUN 1913 
 
 rs. Judson’s Story 
 of Her Arrival 
 
 in Burma 
 
 ANN HASSELTINE JUDSON 
 
 JUDSON DAY ) 
 
 JULY 13, 1913 7 
 1813 | POLS oh heaatee 
 
JUDSON DAY, JULY 13 
 
 WAZAPTIST young people will hear with interest the .read- 
 by @ 4} ing of the following letter from Mrs. Ann Hasseltine 
 
 Mrs. Judson was then but twenty-three years old. 
 
 ‘““Rangoon, July 30, 1813. 
 
 “We stayed at Madras only a fortnight when we embarked on 
 board a Portuguese vessel for this place. I had procured a Euro- 
 pean woman-servant to go with us, as it was not thought prudent 
 to go without one. She went on board two days before us and 
 when we went on board she appeared in perfect health. We had 
 but just entered the ship when she fell on the floor, apparently in a 
 fit. We made every possible effort to recover her but she gasped 
 a few times and died. ‘The exertion I made to recover her, to- 
 gether with the shock my frame and feelings received at her sudden 
 decease, brought me also near the gates of death. I indeed thought 
 the time of my departure was at hand and that all my toils and 
 perplexities were ended. I had no physician, no medicine, no 
 attendant but Mr. Judson. Added to this, we were in a small, 
 dirty vessel which was kept in continual motion by the violence of 
 the wind and sea. Perfect ease and quiet seemed absolutely 
 necessary for my recovery, but these it appeared impossible to 
 obtain. But all things are possible with God, and we were never so 
 sensible of his care and protection as at this time. 
 
 “In the midst of our darkness and distress and when we had 
 given up all hope of my recovery, our captain informed us that we 
 were close to the Andaman Islands, and that we could escape 
 being driven on them in no way but by going through a narrow 
 channel between two of them. We were in much danger but the 
 vessel was almost perfectly still, as we were in smooth water as 
 soon as we entered the channel, the wind being broken by the 
 islands. ‘Thus I obtained that ease and quiet which a few moments 
 
before seemed impossible to obtain. We were three weeks on our 
 passage, and when we arrived I was not able to walk, nor had I 
 even left my bed for half an hour. ... We felt very gloomy and 
 dejected the first night we arrived, in view of our prospects; but 
 we were enabled to lean on God, and to feel that he was able to 
 support us under the most discouraging circumstances. ‘The next 
 morning I prepared to go on shore but hardly knew how I should 
 get to Mr. Carey’s house, as'there was no method of conveyance 
 except a horse which I was unable to ride. It was, however, con- 
 cluded that I should be carried in an armchair; consequently, 
 when I landed one was provided, through which were put two 
 bamboos, and four of the natives took me on their shoulders. 
 When they had carried me a little way into the town they set me 
 down under a shade, when great numbers of the natives gathered 
 around, as they had seldom seen an English female. Being sick 
 and weak I held my head down, which induced many of the 
 native females to come very near and look under my bonnet. At 
 this I looked up and smiled, at which they set up a loud laugh. 
 They again took me up to carry and the multitude of natives gave 
 a shout which much diverted us. ‘They next carried me to a place 
 they call the custom-house. It was a small open shed in which 
 were seated on mats several natives, who were the custom-house 
 officers. After searching Mr. Judson very closely, they asked 
 liberty for a native female to search me, to which I readily con- 
 sented. I was then brought to the mission house, where I have 
 
 entirely recovered my health.” 
 
 DEPARTMENT OF Missionary EDUCATION 
 Forp Buitpinc, Boston 
 
 1018-10M. May, 1913.