An Archive of Art and Literature by the Bohemians of Antebellum New York

Mrs. Brown on Gas Explosions [from London 'Fun']

"Mrs. Brown on Gas Explosions [from London 'Fun']." New-York Saturday Press, March 24, 1866, 1.
Type
newspaper
Genre
short fiction
Abstract

Another story in the Mrs. Brown series. Mrs. Brown argues against the use of gas to heat the house; she makes her point by telling the (comical) story of how her house almost burned down--and a baby almost died--because the gas wasn't turned off properly.