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

Little Ella Burns [Romance of an infant's life] [from the San Francisco Golden Era]

Ellet, E. F.. "Little Ella Burns [Romance of an infant's life] [from the San Francisco Golden Era]." New-York Saturday Press. (1860-8-25).
Type
newspaper
Genre
journalism
Abstract

Story about a little girl who was made to recite poetry and plays for money by a woman claiming to be her mother. The act was revealed, but the young girl was taken away by the woman before any action could be taken.