Show writers Wr ilera closing hours hour soothed by scriptures sir walter scott died september 21 1834 at botsford abbotsford Ab on the tweed the health of the poet and no novelist had been on oil the decline for savers several mouths months before his death several weeks before lie he breathed ht his list last he seemed to bo be pelting getting better batter one morning says john gibson lockhard who was scotts scotta biographer and son inlaw in law after abier again enjoying the bath chair for perhaps perli aix a couple 0 of hours out 0 of doors he desired to bo drawn into the library and placed by the central window that he might look down upon the tweed here he expressed a wish that I 1 should read to him and when I 1 asked from rom what book he sald said need you ask there la Is but one I 1 chose the leui chapter ot of st johns gospel he ha listened with mild devotion and said when I 1 had bad done well this la Is a great comfort I 1 have followed you distinctly and I 1 feet feel as it if I 1 were yet to be ba myself again 11 the first two verses of 0 the ebauer read to sir walter are an ai follows follow let not your heart be troubled t ye believe in god believe also in me in my fathers house are many mansions it if it were not go 0 o I 1 would have told you tou I 1 go to prepare a place for or you |