Corpus of Modern Scottish Writing (CMSW) - www.scottishcorpus.ac.uk/cmsw/ Document : 328 Title: Letter from Susan Campbell to Her Son, Regarding His Studies Author(s): Campbell, Susan Edinr My Dear Archie I am very happee to think by this time you are again setled at Mr Chauvits as in my oppinion studying Greeck and Latin is no worce for a Man of your Age than seeing life and I hope you will be very Busie while you are at Kingsinton Square I have no objection to your Comeing down the Midle of next month and think you need not wait for a Companion as it is a much ſingular way and full as good to put your foot in the Flye and whip down to Scotland very Cleverly. I like your descripton of the Ball and the Company much better than your former descriptions and Could have wished to have attended my good friend Lady Edmonstone with pleasure to see you all Dance so merrily did my old Friend the Duke of Queensbery Dance I suppose not in my young Days he was both a keen and a good Dancer since I wrot you we are made out Our Jaunt to Peebles there were very unluckie in Weather but did not Confine Ourselves on that account as we paid Visits every Day and one night was Obligd to take up Our Quarters at Peebles as the watters were unpaſsible Miſs Katty Murray was of the partie her and I came in on Wednesday and left Miſs Jane with her Cousines at [¿] to drink a watter that is famous for Kringthoring the Eyes I wish