| Show Met Sir Walter Scott The Rev John Douglas said fald to have been the tho only living JIving person in America America Amer ica who had seen Sir Walter Scott alive died Bled recently Ho lie was ninetyfour ninety ninety- four tour years old and arid had been a resident of Minnesota ota for 50 60 years aya Kays Min MIn- MInneapolis Minneapolis neapolis Tribune On his hii third ninety birthday Sept 11 1010 1916 Mr Douglas described In detail demit his seeing the tho author of tho the Waverly novels in 1831 With his father tho the Minneapolis man was driving In an on old fashioned high seated high seated rickety gig along a road near Abbotsford Scotland Scotland Scotland Scot Scot- land when a n looking funny little man with a 1 queer Scotch bonnet on his head and gnarled stick In W Ids his hand hailed them Mr Douglas Douglas' father checked his hla horse borsa and Clod chatted with the man for tor 15 minutes Afterward the youngster ster was told that the little man was nono none other than the noted author During tho the last 20 years persons persona who could boast of ot having seen Scott alive hove have become fewer Two y years ars ago 1110 It was practically conceded that 1 Mr r. r Douglas had sole claim to the h distinction |
