Arabella Eugenia Smith

Arabella Eugenia Smith (1844 - July 1916) was an American poet.

Life
Smith was born in Lichfield, Ohio, and grew up in Percival, Ohio. She was educated at Tabor College (a Christian college open to both sexes), and became an instructor there. On June 18, 1873, her poem "If I Should Die To-night," was published in the Christian Union, and rapidly became one of America's favorite poems. She died in Santa Barbara, California.