Show Met Sir Walter S Scott tt The Tho Rev ne John Douglas said to have been the only nl living lI p person I on In AmerIca America America Amer Amer- ica who had hl seen peon Sir Walter Waiter Scott alive died recently He was ninetyfour ninetyfour ninety- ninety four tour years ears old and had b been n a resident of If Minnesota for tor PO ro years says RAY Minneapolis Minneapolis Min Mm neapolis Tribune On his third ninety birthday Sept 11 11 1916 1910 Mr Douglas described In detail his seeing the author of the Waverly r novels In 1831 With his father the I Minneapolis m man n wax was driving In an anold an old old fashioned seated high rickety gig g I along a road near Abbotsford Scotland Scotland Scot Scot- land when n a looking funny little man with a queer Scotch bonnet on his scot I head and gnarled stick In his h hand nd hailed them Mr Douglas Douglas' father r checked his horse and find chatted with the man for tor 15 minutes Afterward the youngster was 1 told that the man mun wa was none other than the noted author I During I the last 10 20 O years pc persons who could bO boast Rt of having seen Scott cott alive have become corne fewer Two years ago ngo It was I practically conceded that Mr r. r Douglas had sole claim to tho the distinction |