The three judges: story of the men who beheaded their king . for two or three persons. The whole ispopularly called to this day the Cave. The farm-house mentioned in the last chapterwas situated on the low ground at the foot of themountain, about a mile distant from the cave. Di-rectly opposite the latter there is a deep cleft inthe face of the precipice, admitting of easy accessto it by a steep pass. The entire region herea-bouts, except a small clearing around the house,was then covered with woods, but is now a succes-sion of fields and meadows, bearing still the name,derived from its primit
The three judges: story of the men who beheaded their king . for two or three persons. The whole ispopularly called to this day the Cave. The farm-house mentioned in the last chapterwas situated on the low ground at the foot of themountain, about a mile distant from the cave. Di-rectly opposite the latter there is a deep cleft inthe face of the precipice, admitting of easy accessto it by a steep pass. The entire region herea-bouts, except a small clearing around the house,was then covered with woods, but is now a succes-sion of fields and meadows, bearing still the name,derived from its primitive occupant, of SperrysFarms. The judges, being brought to this farm-house onthe night of the eventful 13th of May, were con-cealed there and in the woods near by for two days,until convenient accommodations could be fittedup for fhem at the Cave. These preparationswere made with the utmost secrecy, so that eventhe members of Mr. Sperrys family were entirelyignorant of them. , Three persons only appear tohave known of this retreat, Mr. Jones, Mr. Sperry,. THE JUDGES CAVE. 195 and a man named Burrill, who seems to have beena fellow-laborer of Sperrys on the farm. Thitherthe judges repaired on the 15th. Their supplieswere furnished by Mr. Jones, through the mediumof Sperry, their food being sent to them daily fromthe farm-house. Sometimes the latter carried ithimself, at others he dispatched it, tied up in acloth, by one of his boys, with orders to lay it on acertain stump, and there leave it; and when theboy went at night for the vessels, he always foundthem emptied of their contents, and brought themhome. The lad wondered at this, and inquired ofhis father what it meant, for he saw nobody. Thelatter told him it was for some persons at work inthe woods ; nor was it till long afterward that anyone knew who these persons were. The judges, ever mindful of the gracious provi-dence which had rescued them from immediatedanger, named the place of their refuge ProvidenceHill. But thoug
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