els and forced to submit to
outrage. Very few of the perpetrators of these crimes are punished as
they deserve. Even if the victim complains to the police, it amounts to
nothing. The same species of crime is practised every year.

The police are frequently called upon by persons from other parts of the
country, for aid in seeking a lost daughter, or a sister, or some female
relative. Sometimes these searches, which are always promptly made, are
rewarded with success. Some unfortunates are, in this way, saved before
they have fallen so low as to make efforts in their behalf vain. Others,
overwhelmed with despair, will refuse to leave their shame. They cannot
bear the pity or silent scorn of their former relatives and friends, and
prefer to cling to their present homes. It is very hard for a fallen
woman to retrace her steps, even if her friends or relatives are willing
to help her do so.

Last winter an old gray-haired man came to the city from his farm in New
England, accompanied by his son, a manly youth, in search of his lost
daughter. His description enabled the police to recognize the girl as
one who had but recently appeared in the city, and they at once led the
father and brother to the house of which she was an inmate. As they
entered the parlor, the girl recognized her father, and with a cry of joy
sprang into his arms. She readily consented to go back with him, and
that night all three left the city for their distant home.

A gentleman once found his daughter in one of the first-class houses of
the city, to which she had been tracked by the police. He sought her
there, and she received him with every demonstration of joy and
affection. He urged her to return home with him, promising that all
should be forgiven, and forgotten, but she refused to do so, and was deaf
to all his entreaties. He brought her mother to see her, and though the
girl clung to her and wept bitterly in parting, she would not go home.
She felt that it was too late. She was lost.

Many of these poor creatures treasure sacredly the memories of their
childhood and home. They will speak of them with a calmness which shows
how deep and real is their despair. They would flee from their horrible
lives if they could, but they are so enslaved that they are not able to
do so. Their sin crushes them to the earth, and they cannot rise above
it.

Drunkenness is very common among women of this class. Generally the
liquors used are