, 1873-07-20
THE C0-EDUCATION OF THE SEXES.

How often, In looking over tho pages OF o
magazine or paper, tho eye falls upon IN article
entitled "The Co-Education of tho soxcs"-
sometimes written In favor Of it, and sometimes
against it. Whenever road ono Of these pro-
duetionB, the momory OF d family with whom I
have boon acquainted for yours always comes up
before my mental vision and so wildly bus 1t
presented itself to my mind just now that nm
seized with n mania to rush into print, and show
upon smau scale to what porfootion the CO.
education Of the so1os eau DO brought, even un-
dor tho most unfayorable circumstances.
It WAS my good fortune, years ago, to become
acquainted with family in humble life. The
husband and father. whom I will Gull Mr. Cos
port, was carpenter, aud by tho proceeds Of his
trnde WAS ablo to furnish his family with tho
uocesaaries Of lifo, but with nouo Of the lu1ur-
les, He was good uan, with a fair share Of
natural amartnosB and intelligence, but had
received no education, except learning to road
md write, which is, however, the koy to I'LL
knowledge. Tho wife had q fair common.school
education, and, in addition to this, she possessed
M inquiring mind. After fow years Of mar
rioa life, their family increased, but tho moana
to support them wero as limited as before. The
bearing and roaring OF chillren upon email
means. aud tho consequent oyertaxing Of
the physical 'syatem, destroyed tho health
OF Mrs goaport. who WAS for q number Of years
On invalid. Many weary months sho lay in hor
PED, or aat IN her easy-chair, pondcring upon
her ruined health, her usolesaness her growing
family, her husbands inability to support tholn
in anything like comfort and as sho thought,
Hho devised plan to lelp them.
After many months OF depressing sorrow, On
account Of incapacity for physical labor, Bho be-
gan to encourage horaelf with tho idea that sho
might bring into play her mental faoultios,
which had been cultivated In her younger daye.
she therefore wrote an article for tho prosB,
which abe carefully revised and corrected, and
contained hor article, and threw bright gleam ea
across hcr patti. for she built upon
that one published piose q bcauti-
uo ful eaatle "a IT, in s' sRain, She sent two
and then on engaged hor t. furnish him m artiels @
every "eok for stipulated aun. Her hope and
courage now roao, aud she began to gain
strength; aud her husband encouraged her In
hor work, for tho reason that ho believed 1t
choly broodins ovor their financial difficulties.
md would tend to restore hor hoalt!. But, aa
aho continued to labor With her pon, and finally
malo an engagement with olty-edltor, llo began
to 30 Interested IN her writings, criticised them,
from that tlmo slowly Improved, aud, with tho
aid OF hor boys and girls, she was ablo to dis
penae with hired help, which plaood them in q
better condition financially, and sho still bud
leiauro to conunuo hcr literary work,
Mr. dosport, al remarked before, although
not liboraly educated, possessed a naturally in-
telligont mind, the luck Of which all tho schools
and colleges In the world con mover supply; q
hnlf-witted perHon will romain half-wittod II ho
have the advantages Of fifty oologos. lIo had
now learned that his vito lived, and thriyod, and
grow etronE on reading and writing, aud. moroly
to please boz. Ae subscribed for daily pnrer, aH
ho had no t,1no to read II hilnsolf. Mrs. dosport
was wiso woman, and oyory day sho looked That
paper over, read it's most interesting itomH,
noted tho ohaugea and events In tho political
WAS seasoned with bita of nows, scrap8 OF tho
worlds dolngs, improvements iu Hoiencc, mo-
clanics, ethics, and al! the various itens that a
daily paper contains.
The husband was /? this way kept posted on
nlzaut. and Ills mental sthtus took i gigantic