Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1825-12-05
ANECDOrE OF DIR. HooKER.

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discipline Of his wife, was fairly rival
led by that Of the eminent Dr. Hooker
tie author Of Ecclesiastical Polity -
DR.. Hooker, while he was Fellow Of
Oxford, was appointed 70 preach at ST..
naul's Cross, and for that purpose
came to London. At that time there
was house near st. Paul's, called the
Summarizes House, which was appro-
pria,ed for the preachers at the Cross.
Here they were entertained two days
before, and one. after they preached
The house was at this time kept by a
person named Churchman. When
Hooker arrived from Oxford, he was
so wet and fatigued. that he was ap-
prehensive he should not be able TO
preach on the Sunday following. But
Mrs. Churchman took so much care
of him, that he was enabled to dis
charge his duty. DR.. Hooker was so
much wrought upon by the kindness
of this lady, that he thought he could
not do less in gratitude, than believe
all that she said to him. She told him
that he was a man of tender consti-
tuition, that it would be best Cor HIM 10
marry wife to nurse him, which would
not only prolong his life, but make it
more comfortable, and she could and
would provide him such a one if he
pleased. Poor Hooker, unfortunately
took the old woman at her word. He
knew nothing Of fraud himself, and
therefore suspected none in her. He
gave her power to choose him wife,
and promised to return to London OH
the first notice of her ohoice.-She did
not let him wait long, for within year
she sent for him to marry her daughter
Joan, who had neither beauty nor mo-
ney, and might Justly be described by
that wife which Solomon compares to
a dripping house This marriage de-
prived DR.. Hooker of his fellc wship,
and he remained without any prefer
ment till December, 1884, when he was
presented by gentleman to the recto-
~ Of Drayton- Beauchamp. While in
this situation, he was visited by Mr..
Edwin Sandys, sou Of the Archbishop
Of York, and Mr. Geo. Cranmer, re.
lalion ofthe Archbishop ofCanterbury,
who had been his pupils at Corpus
Christi, Oxford.-They found their
old tutor with Horace in his hand,
tending his sheep in common field
lie told them he was forced to do it,
because his servant was gone home 10
dinner, and to help his wife in some
household business. When his servant
returned and released him, the two .pu-
pills attended him to his house, where
their best and only entertainment was
his company. But Of this they were
soon deprived by his wife, who called
to him-"Richard, come and rock the
CRADLE This usage oftheir eminent
tutor so shocke the pupils, that they
soon took their leave. At their parting
Mir. Cranmer said, "Good tutor, am
sorry your lot is fallen into no better
ground, as to your parsonage; s. more
sorry that your wife proves not more
comfortable companion, after you
have fatigued yourself with studying"
The good old man Immediately repli-
ed" My dear George. if saints have u
sually double share in the miseries
Of this life, | that am none, ought not
to repine at what my wise Creator hath
appointed for me, but labour, as indeed
l do daily; to submit to his will, and
possess my soul in patience
A gentleman, who determined 10 pa
per room in the most costly manner
in the kingdom, boosted tina, the paper
alone cost l3s4,44o, which he made
out by showing, that he had employed
an agent to purchase for him.. at one
penny each, throughout the country,
all the tickets that were drawn blanks
in previous lottery Reckoning, there.
fore, SO ,444 blanks at the original price
OF lol. each, he made cut the above sum.