PUTTING OUT THE GAS WITH A WET TOWEL.

Evening Star, Issue 3792, 20 April 1875, Page 2

PUTTING OUT THE GAS WITH A WET TOWEL.

A domestic help from the country lately conferred the advantages of her services upon a fortunate family in one of the suburbs, says “ -dSgles,” in the ‘ Australasian.’ Bhe was a trained person, and, of course, was engaged at a price much beyond that of _ the visiting governess, who had to maintain herself. On the first evening of her sojourn in her new place, the lady of the house pointed out the gas meter, and requested the new maid to turn the gas off before retiring. Awaking in the night, a strong smell of gas caused the lady to despatch her husband on a voyage of discovery, during which he du covered hi 3 house to be like the interior of a balloon, and the meter-tap turned on at the full in stead of being turned off. Prosecuting his researches, he found the gas odor strongest at the new maid’s door. Arousing her from her sleep, and calling upon her to robe herself so that he might be admitted, he found the gas bracket discharging a strong stream of gas. “ How is this, Mary ? You haven’t turned off the gas in your room,” “ Bure, then,” she said, “I tried to blow the thing out, and when I couldn’t I juat slashed it out with a wet towel.”