the two great events of the day, otherwise we pass our time away playing a mixture of baseball & rounders, chess & draughts, reading,& other odds & ends; so what with one thing & another we wile our time away fairly well. now I must put a stop to this, will write you again in a week or so, in the meantime I hope to hear from you again soon, & please write at interval. Best of love & good wishes, Kindest regards to Mr. Leighton [] ever Maitland