I-LaLaurie House

I-nightmare Indlu yenqaba eNqabeni yaseFrance

Kuzo zonke izindlu ezikhishiwe, emadolobheni aseMelika ahamba phambili kakhulu, iLaLaurie House ngokuqinisekile iye yabekezelela umlando owonakalisayo kakhulu, futhi idumela layo lokuvakashelwa kwamanye amazwe lifanelwe kahle futhi libhalwe kahle.

I-LaLauries

Ngo-1832, uDkt Louis LaLaurie nomkakhe, uDelphine, bathuthela ezindaweni zabo ezinhle kakhulu ngo-1140 eRoy Street. Babengabantu abacebile beCreole bezenhlalakahle ababezijabulisa ngezinga elikhulu, futhi uMadame LaLaurie kuthiwa wayemhle futhi ohlakaniphile.

ULouis, ongowokuzalwa waseFrance, wayengumyeni wakhe wesithathu. Abantu baseNew Orleani ababeya ezindabeni emzini wabo bahlanjululwa futhi badla ukudla okunekhethelo newayini, kwi-china enhle kunazo zonke, e-linens nesiliva. Yini eyayingacatshangwa kwakuyi-horror ngemuva kwesigcawu sobuhle.

The Slaves

Ngenkathi isikhungo sobugqila singenakwenzeka, kusobala sasikhona eningizimu ye-antebellum, futhi ngokuqinisekile eNew Orleans. Kuthiwa uMadam LaLaurie, wayenothando oluthile lo mkhuba, futhi unezinceku eziningi ezahlukunyezwa ngokweqile ukuze zigcine "zilawulwa." Kwakukhona amahemuhemu amaningi, kubikwa ukuthi abanjwe "abanomona baseMelika" ababengabanjwanga ngokuhlelekile kuzo zonke izinto zesiCreole ngempela. Phakathi kwezinye izinto, kwathiwa emzini waseLaLaurie, izigqila zanyamalala njalo. Umakhelwane ubike ukuthi ebona uDelphine exosha incekukazi ephahleni lendlu ngesibhamu.

Ingane yazama ukufa kwayo. Kubonakala sengathi uMadie LaLaurie wayejabulele ukunethezeka kwakhe okuningi ngenxa yokuthi inkululeko yakhe ayikho nje kuphela inkululeko yakhe kodwa futhi nayo yonke impilo yakhe.

Umlilo

Ngo-Ephreli 10, 1834, kwavutha umlilo emzini waseLaLaurie, futhi lapho umlenze womlilo wokuzithandela efika endaweni yesehlakalo, bathola ukuthungatha okufihlekile ngaphakathi kwesigcawu sobuhle.

Kubikwa ukuthi izigqila eziningi zaboshiwe odongeni emgodini owenziwe ngasese. Abanye babesesitokisini, futhi izingxenye zomzimba zazifakwe ngokungahambisani kahle. Kwasulwa izidakamizwa ezimbi, futhi ezinye izigqila zakhala zicela ukuba zikhishwe ubuhlungu nobuhlungu bazo. Ukuhlolwa okubucayi nokwesaba okuqhutshwa nguMadame LaLaurie kwakungaphezu kwanoma yini engacatshangelwa, ngaphambili noma kusukela. Kwakuyinto okungekho muntu edolobheni owayengaziqonda, futhi abantu bebegula, becela uDelphine ukuba alethwe enkantolo.

Kodwa wayesekhohliwe. Abanye abantu bathola ubufakazi bokuthi yena nomyeni wakhe babaleka ngaphesheya kweLake Pontchartrain futhi bahlala lapho, kanti abanye bathi uhambe esuka lapho waya eFrance, ebalekela ehhashi nasezinkampanini ebusuku ebusuku. Kodwa-ke, itshe lokungcwaba elibizwa ngegama lakhe litholakala eSt. Louis Emathuneni No.1, okubonisa ukuthi wafa ngo-1842 nokuthi mhlawumbe izingane zakhe zahlela ukuthi izidumbu zakhe zibuyele lapha. Isixuku sathukuthela ekhaya, sichitha konke ngaphakathi kwezindonga zayo. Kwaphela iminyaka embalwa emva kwalokho, kwakuyi-wreck elahliwe. Iwindi elilodwa endlini, elibonakala emgwaqweni, livalwe futhi lihlala linjalo nanamuhla. I-rumor iwukuthi isigqila sifike ekufeni kwakhe ngalelo festile ngesikhathi sokuzama ukuhlenga ebusuku.

I-Hauntings

Indlu yaseLaLaurie iye yaba nezinto eziningi ngaphambi kokubuyela enjongweni yayo njengendawo yokuhlala. Kwakuyi-saloon nesikole samantombazane, isakhiwo somculo, isakhiwo sezindlu kanye nesitolo sefenisha. Izindaba zaqala cishe ngokushesha. Abaningi baye babika bebona i-phantom yale ncekukazi encane ebalekela ophahleni lwaseLaLaurie. Ukukhala okumangalisa okuvela endlini engenalutho kwakuvamile. Labo abahlala lapho ngemuva kokuba bahlale behlala ngakwesokunxele ngemva kwezinsuku ezimbalwa kuphela. Ngasekupheleni kwekhulu leminyaka, ohlala khona, omunye wabahlali abaningi baseMpumalanga baseMpumalanga ababehlala endlini, wahlangana nendoda emnyama emaketangeni. Le nhlangano yamhlasela esitebhisini kwaze kwaphela. Ngakusasa ekuseni, iningi labanye abahlali bashiya isakhiwo.

Ibha, "i-Haunted Saloon," ivuliwe ekhulwini lama-20.

Umnikazi wagcina amarekhodi okuhlangenwe nakho okungaqondakali kwabasebenzi bakhe. Kamuva, kubonakala sengathi iLaLaurie House ayinandaba nokugcina ifenisha. Ukuthengwa komnikazi kwakuvame ukutholakala kugcwele umsizi ongeyinqaba. Ngemva kokuhlala ukuze abambe izitshalo ezithandwayo, umnikazi wathola ukuthi uketshezi lwamafutha luye lwabonakala ngendlela ebonakalayo, nakuba kungekho muntu ongene. Ibhizinisi livaliwe.

Izilwane zitholiwe zihlaselwe ngaphakathi endlini. U-Delphine kubikwa ukuthi ubonakala ehamba phezu kwengane encane yomhlali wekhulu leminyaka, noma ukuxosha izingane ngesibhamu. Uvele wazama, ngasekupheleni kwekhulu le-19 futhi ngemva kwesikhathi eside esefile, ukuphoqa incekukazi emnyama. Namuhla, abantu basanda kudlula isakhiwo kumbiko wezokuvakasha badangele noma bahlasele, futhi-ke, ukukhala noma ukulila okungakapheli okwamanje kungakabonwa. Ezinye izivakashi ziyakwazi ukuthwebula izithombe noma ama-orbs ezungeze indawo ephahleni.

I-LaLaurie House Namuhla

Namuhla, indlu ibuyiselwe futhi yindlu yangasese. Umnikazi akekho okushiwo yizinto ezimbi noma ezimbi kusukela ehlala khona. Ngaphezu kwalokho, kufanele kuqashelwe ukuthi abathile uMadame LaLaurie wayeyisisulu se-journalism ephuzi, eyenziwa ngabomona baseMelika abangafuni ukuphila kwakhe okucebile nokuphila okukhethekile. Kodwa-ke, ukulungiswa kabusha kwamuva emathuneni avuliwe afihle phansi phansi kwezingodo zendlu, okukhombisa ukuthi izidumbu zalahlwa esikhundleni sokungcwaba. Amathambo asuke avela ngesikhathi sezinkathazo zaseLaLaurie. Dweba iziphetho zakho.