The Vault at Pfaff's

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

The Provocations of a Protege

Greenwood, Frederick. "The Provocations of a Protege." New York Saturday Press, December 13, 1859, 4.
Electronic Source Available
Type
newspaper
Genre
short fiction
Abstract

A boy must live with his aunt after his parents die. He endures many embarrassments due to his clothing, and wishes to leave his Aunt's care as quickly as possible. She reveals she had been saving money for him for many years, and is indignant that he would want to leave her care.