Corpus of Modern Scottish Writing (CMSW) - www.scottishcorpus.ac.uk/cmsw/ Document : 320 Title: Letter from Susan Campbell to Her Son, Regarding His Choice of Companion Author(s): Campbell, Susan My Dear Archie I was favourd with yours yesterday and aſsure you it was just in time to save your distance as I was beginning to take the Pitt most terriby at your long silence but whenever your letter appeard the Pitt [¿] disapeard I am glad to see by it that you [¿] a litle amusement with the Studie Walter Roſs I think would be the Charmingist Companion for you in these Excurtiotions in the World he will be a [¿] when he Comes down with all his adventures I shall tyre to see him your Father tells me you wish to go to Visite Mrs Stewart I think it would be a pittie to miſs so good an oppertunitie of seeing the Country not to speak of the [¿] you will see at the end of your Voyage a prosperous one to you Ill expect in your mext some account of Mr Chauvet - nothing going on here but Mrs Siddons Crowded Houses every night and indead I think no wonder as she really is an astonishing Woman. I saw her in the Grecian Daughter & Lady Mcbeath she is grat in both but I liked her best in the Daughter James Rye is now quite well so she has no excuse but Lazineſs I saw your friends the Wanchopes yesterday they are all well and I think have got a a very pleaſant house your friend does not seem to like it at all which I wonder at. We have been expecting Prince William henry this week past I hear now he does not Come which I am not sorry for as he would have put us all mad I really think Mrs Siddons and the Races are full enough for us without his Highneſs is Company. Lord and Lady Dalousie and family are gone to Panmure we propose going there some time in Agust the partee is to be Jane Margt and yours humble your Father Comes for us as his stay must be short I never saw him better than he is at present [¿] delightid with the New House which he Visits twice a Day I am glad it so near as it is some amusement for him and much need he had of amusement. Your friend Plender bids me say many pretty things to you but your own imagination must supply my want of bilities in that way one thing she said herself that she is equally impatient for the Sundays Chat as you are and she believes a great deal more so her kindest regards attend you The Dundaſses supped with us one night honest Lady Armiston Came and we had a Whist partie for her and a flirtation Partee for the Miſses Anny I think is turned an Ugly Stupide thing as Can be they are [¿] much for the Treasures Coming Archie and Sancie are I hope [¿] at present prepareing for the Examination which is to be Monday three weeks I hope we wont be affronted as last year by neither having a Premium Archie I believe goes to the Glasgow Colledges Alie is still at Mrs Billingley, and a Charming Musician she is she's very happy with the thoughts of going west which she does with the Boys as she has not been at Garscube this five years Many Marriages are talked off Ned Hay to Mrs Murray of Abercairnie I really begine to believe I think it will do very well as she has enough to make the Pott Boil and they have long been fond of one another since they were at the