CHAPTER X.

A Constellation of Celebrated Cobblers

ANCIENT EXAMPLES.

The Cobbler and the Artist Apelles

The Shoemaker Bishops: Annianas, Bishop of Alexandria, and Alexander, Bishop of Comana

The Pious Cobbler of Alexandria

"Rabbi Jochanan, The Shoemaker"

EUROPEAN EXAMPLES: _France_.

SS. Crispin and Crispianus: The Patron Saints of Shoemakers

"The Learned Baudouin"

Henry Michael Buch: "Good Henry"

_Germany._

Hans Sachs: "The Nightingale of the Reformation"

Jacob Boehmen: The Mystic

_Italy._

Gabriel Cappellini: "il Caligarino"

Francesco Brizzio: The Artist

_Holland._

Ludolph de Jong: The Portrait-Painter

Sons of Shoemakers

GREAT BRITAIN.

"Ye Cocke of Westminster"

Timothy Bennett: The Hero of Hampton-Wick

_Military and Naval Heroes._

The Souters of Selkirk

Watt Tinlinn

Colonel Hewson: The "Cerdon" of Hudibras

Sir Christopher Myngs, Admiral

_Astrologers and others._

Dr. Partridge

Dr. Ebenezer Sibly, F.R.C.P. 222

Manoah Sibly, Short-hand Writer, Preacher, etc

Mackey, "the Learned Shoemaker" of Norwich, and two other Learned Shoemakers

Anthony Purver, Bible Revisionist

_The Poets of the Cobbler's Stall._

James Woodhouse, the Friend of Shenstone

John Bennet, Parish Clerk and Poet

Richard Savage, the Friend of Pope

Thomas Olivers, Hymn-Writer

Thomas Holcroft, Dramatist, Novelist

Joseph Blacket, "The Son of Sorrow"

David Service and other Songsters of the Shoemaker's Stall

John Struthers, Poet and Editor

John O'Neill, the Poet of Temperance

John Younger, Fly-Fisher and Corn-Law Rhymer

Charles Crocker, "The Poor Cobbler of Chichester"

_Preachers and Theologians._

George Fox, Founder of the Society of Friends

Thomas Shillitoe, the Shoemaker who stood before Kings

John Thorp, Founder of the Independent Church at Masboro'

William Huntingdon, S.S.

Robert Morrison, D.D., Chinese Scholar and Missionary

Rev. John Burnet, Preacher and Philanthropist

John Kitto, D.D., Biblical Scholar

_Science._

William Sturgeon, the Electrician

_Politicians._

Thomas Hardy, of "The State Trials"

George Odger, Political Orator

AMERICAN EXAMPLES.

Noah Worcester, D.D., "The Apostle of Peace"

Roger Sherman, the Patriot

Henry Wilson, the Natick Cobbler

John Greenleaf Whittier, "The Quaker Poet"

LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS.

SIR CLOUDSLEY SHOVEL,

JAMES LACKINGTON,

REV. S. BRADBURN,

ROBERT BLOOMFIELD,

SAMUEL DREW, M.A.,

WILLIAM CAREY,

THOMAS COOPER,

JOSEPH BLACKET,

J. G. WHITTIER