He came to Lynchburg, and desired the jailor to permit him to whip the negro, to make him confess, as there was no proof against him.

I know a jailor (which rhymes), but his wife was a fine lady.

The custode showed us a stone post at the side of the cell, with the hole in the top of it, into which, he said, St. Peter's chain had been fastened; and he uncovered a spring of water, in the middle of the stone floor, which he told us had miraculously gushed up to enable the Saint to baptize his jailor.

Of that red earth of which man was fashioned this piece was the basest, of the rubbish which was left and thrown by came this jailor; his descent is then more ancient, but more ignoble, for he comes of the race of those angels that fell with Lucifer from heaven, whither he never (or very hardly) returns.

He was astonished that the laws had not provided some terrible retaliation for thieves that attempted to deceive their jailors.

One morning he was awoke by sounds as of thunder, in spite of a tiny ray of sunlight filtering through his loophole; hearing the jailors in the corridors near, he understood the mystery.

" "That cannot be," interrupted the jailor, "you have not yet been examined, but your brother will not remain long here."

To this they agreed, and at midnight we managed to overpower the jailors and knock off our fetters; and having armed ourselves with weapons which we found in the prison, we cut our way through the guards, and reached Mânapâla's camp in safety.

He now tried in various ways to attract the attention of the pigwidgeons; but as he was afraid to call or whistle very loud, for fear of arousing the jailor, he did not succeed.

The Virgin who saved me at your recommendation might really have interceded a little more in my favour, softening my jailors.

Yet dumbly, rigidly it denied the truth, for Hilary, having reaped its spoil, had, to baffle his jailors, cunningly made it fast.