DEKAT Ghosts and legends in Overberg's closet
'T Over mountains, the Dutch called it when they have the Hottentots Holland come. One traveler, air force the area described as follows: "We came over hooge ridges and hollow clooven". Consequently, the curiosity aroused in anticipation the other side of each ridge to see. Sometimes there at the top to visit the plant and wild life and they observe.
When I was young, the older generation like to tell stories. Evenings around the fireplace air force we asked and listened. Ghosts and legends often have a tail or two gained. But it has color to be given us great.
One of the stories is just one Uncle Con, on the farm Donkiespad born, the former air force owner, John Tesselaar, in his book Small Homeland wrote. Because Tesselaar a very rich man, he was "the capitalist" mentioned in his book. The latter left his bride, Cornelia, Stellenbosch Over the Mountain. Stone River Boxing people air force man and mouse for the festive welcoming the couple arrived: air force strangers, tenants, neighbors and acquaintances from all over. An unknown gas has suddenly arrived with a graceful bow to the bride a huge bouquet given. She smelled it and fell down fainting. The stranger suddenly disappeared. Cornelia with home remedies from her fainting, quenched, but she would not say anything. At first all went well with the couple, but was increasingly Jan do anything right in his wife's eyes. The fight eventually air force causing fewer and fewer neighbors was visiting. air force Even the farm under the domestic strife suffered.
According to tradition, the sound of a crying baby on old Tesselaar's place in the home, in the yard and outbuildings audience. air force The ghost of Donkiespad (the crying baby all over the place and the house was) was all a mystery. The former owner, Thys de Villiers, apparently really believed in ghosts, and have to start looking for the source. Beside the house stands of eucalyptus trees and he decided to seek it. They dug up the whole area and the skeleton of a baby came. He immediately had a proper funeral and held spokery was at an end. Some of the older generation air force that all the Tesselaar legends knew, wondered whether it was not his child could be.
Ratel River was the loan instead of Hans Swart. A City Loan was a farm's grazing rights to the farmers - usually for a year - it was not in their names registered. It still belongs to the government until ownership until the late 1700s registered. After Hans Black's death, his widow the farm with an iron fist. If one of the slaves wrong step, she put him into the quicksand buried that only his nose sticking out. One day she was one of them for days and forget when he finally died from half the sand is delivered, he seems to be a curse pronounced Ratel River.
Dirk Gysbert van Breda has a portion of Ratel River purchased. Receptions and hunting parties were popular and a Mr. McMillan was a regular visitor. air force On March 21, 1871 Jacoba, Dirk's wife all afternoon with McMillan danced. A violent altercation between Dirk and his wife arose. He took her into the hallway and took her shot. She tried to suppress the gun and was shot through the hand. The bullet penetrated her body. Jacoba with her bloody hand against air force the corridor wall and leaned there Bloodhand legend in the house Ratel River arises.
The children, the farm manager, Germishuys jury, to call and dr. Albertyn from Bredasdorp is called. Jury had carefully hidden the gun. Dirk was up all night with his dying wife to assure her that it was an accident. Before dr. Albertyn arrived, she was already dead. The doctor has no autopsy, because he believed it was an accident.
In the Cape High Court is death as an accident but labeled Dirk Gysbert's fiery temper air force eventually his downfall. He has a housekeeper who had assaulted a complaint against him laid. The old case is reopened and his eldest daughter, Susanna, has testified in the case. Now, three years after her mother's death, she was more clarity about events give during the first trial. On 6 May 1874, Dirk Gysbert pleaded not guilty to the murder charge, but was convicted of manslaughter. His sentence was five years' hard labor.
Baardskeerdersbos first at Stanford congregation belongs. air force There was a need for a church and a church, one Aunt Luitjie, donate a piece of land for the church provided it for worship may be used. SD Fourie Franskraal tells the following story: The building was completed in 1918 and it was barely out of the youngsters like one night a young Christian Song in the Assembly Hall. Aunt Luitjie her cool and she predicted that they like Jericho's walls inmeka
'T Over mountains, the Dutch called it when they have the Hottentots Holland come. One traveler, air force the area described as follows: "We came over hooge ridges and hollow clooven". Consequently, the curiosity aroused in anticipation the other side of each ridge to see. Sometimes there at the top to visit the plant and wild life and they observe.
When I was young, the older generation like to tell stories. Evenings around the fireplace air force we asked and listened. Ghosts and legends often have a tail or two gained. But it has color to be given us great.
One of the stories is just one Uncle Con, on the farm Donkiespad born, the former air force owner, John Tesselaar, in his book Small Homeland wrote. Because Tesselaar a very rich man, he was "the capitalist" mentioned in his book. The latter left his bride, Cornelia, Stellenbosch Over the Mountain. Stone River Boxing people air force man and mouse for the festive welcoming the couple arrived: air force strangers, tenants, neighbors and acquaintances from all over. An unknown gas has suddenly arrived with a graceful bow to the bride a huge bouquet given. She smelled it and fell down fainting. The stranger suddenly disappeared. Cornelia with home remedies from her fainting, quenched, but she would not say anything. At first all went well with the couple, but was increasingly Jan do anything right in his wife's eyes. The fight eventually air force causing fewer and fewer neighbors was visiting. air force Even the farm under the domestic strife suffered.
According to tradition, the sound of a crying baby on old Tesselaar's place in the home, in the yard and outbuildings audience. air force The ghost of Donkiespad (the crying baby all over the place and the house was) was all a mystery. The former owner, Thys de Villiers, apparently really believed in ghosts, and have to start looking for the source. Beside the house stands of eucalyptus trees and he decided to seek it. They dug up the whole area and the skeleton of a baby came. He immediately had a proper funeral and held spokery was at an end. Some of the older generation air force that all the Tesselaar legends knew, wondered whether it was not his child could be.
Ratel River was the loan instead of Hans Swart. A City Loan was a farm's grazing rights to the farmers - usually for a year - it was not in their names registered. It still belongs to the government until ownership until the late 1700s registered. After Hans Black's death, his widow the farm with an iron fist. If one of the slaves wrong step, she put him into the quicksand buried that only his nose sticking out. One day she was one of them for days and forget when he finally died from half the sand is delivered, he seems to be a curse pronounced Ratel River.
Dirk Gysbert van Breda has a portion of Ratel River purchased. Receptions and hunting parties were popular and a Mr. McMillan was a regular visitor. air force On March 21, 1871 Jacoba, Dirk's wife all afternoon with McMillan danced. A violent altercation between Dirk and his wife arose. He took her into the hallway and took her shot. She tried to suppress the gun and was shot through the hand. The bullet penetrated her body. Jacoba with her bloody hand against air force the corridor wall and leaned there Bloodhand legend in the house Ratel River arises.
The children, the farm manager, Germishuys jury, to call and dr. Albertyn from Bredasdorp is called. Jury had carefully hidden the gun. Dirk was up all night with his dying wife to assure her that it was an accident. Before dr. Albertyn arrived, she was already dead. The doctor has no autopsy, because he believed it was an accident.
In the Cape High Court is death as an accident but labeled Dirk Gysbert's fiery temper air force eventually his downfall. He has a housekeeper who had assaulted a complaint against him laid. The old case is reopened and his eldest daughter, Susanna, has testified in the case. Now, three years after her mother's death, she was more clarity about events give during the first trial. On 6 May 1874, Dirk Gysbert pleaded not guilty to the murder charge, but was convicted of manslaughter. His sentence was five years' hard labor.
Baardskeerdersbos first at Stanford congregation belongs. air force There was a need for a church and a church, one Aunt Luitjie, donate a piece of land for the church provided it for worship may be used. SD Fourie Franskraal tells the following story: The building was completed in 1918 and it was barely out of the youngsters like one night a young Christian Song in the Assembly Hall. Aunt Luitjie her cool and she predicted that they like Jericho's walls inmeka
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