Oh heck! You guys are not going to believe this one!

I was reading this thread yesterday, thinking how interesting it was..and then, I rang my friend, Julie, down in Horrabridge. We were talking about a myriad of things and she got on to her grandfather (I hadn't said a word about this thread, or about the subject)...well, from there she went on about Torquay and then...then she mentioned a man her grandfather knew, called John Lee. (!!!)

She told me how John was sentenced to be hanged, even though he'd never committed the crime, and how upset her grandfather was...He'd told Julie that on the day of his hanging, his mother had gone into her church to pray for him. She was on her knees praying when she heard a sound behind her. She turned around and there were three pure white doves flying in a circle inside the church...They'd come in through the open door. They circled above her, then flew out again.....

"Did John Lee come from Babbacombe?" I asked her. "Yes, he did." she said.."Grandad used to ride in the horse and cart with him..."

I told her the rest of John's story, which surprisingly she wasn't aware of...and we decided that each of those doves was for every time they tried to hang him, but failed...Sort of Guardian Angels sent down to let his mother know he'd be OK.

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