respectable lady; but she has been unfaithful to her marriage vow. The
consequences of her fall are becoming evident. If her husband finds out
her condition, he may wreak a terrible vengeance. Her situation is
sadder than that of the sick mother of the preceding day. You can easily
remove the proof of her guilt, we will suppose, and spare a world of
woes. Will you withstand the temptation? The third day comes a young
lady, a daughter of an excellent family; bright prospects lie before
her; her parents' lives and happiness are wrapped up in that girl. But
in an evil hour she has been led astray. Now she is with child. She
begs, she implores you to save her from ruin, and her parents from
despair. If you do not help her, some other Doctor or a quack will do
it; but you could do it so much better. If you should have yielded on
the two former occasions, if you have already stained your heart with
innocent blood, will you now refuse? Where are you going to draw the
line?

The passions of men are insatiate, even in modern society; the more you
yield to them, the stronger grows their craving. Let me illustrate my
meaning by a fact that happened a few years ago in Russia. It is just to
our point. During a severe winter, a farmer, having his wife and
children with him on a wagon, was driving through a wild forest. All was
still as death except the howling of wolves in the distance. The howling
came nearer and nearer. After a while a pack of hungry wolves was seen
following in the track of the wagon. The farmer drove on faster, but
they gained on him. It was a desperate race to keep out of their reach.
At last they are just back of the wagon. What can be done? The next
moment the wolves may jump on the uncovered vehicle. The children,
horrified, crouch near their trembling mother. Suddenly the father,
driven to despair, seizes one of the little children and flings it among
the pack of wolves, hoping that by yielding them one he may save the