The Canton mail. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 18??-1882, 1875-11-06
NUMBER Is.
An ACTRESSES Prediction.

The Cincinnati Enquirer OF a recent
date says: \ esterday afternoon IL couple
of gentlemen connected with the the.
atrical profession called at the residence
Of Mr.. |. &. Tryon, ON Smith street,
where the remains Of Josie Booth, the
actress, were lying, to pay their tribute
of respect to her memory. While there
they were told the following remark
able story by Mrs. Tryon: Eight
years ago. said she, Il was living in
Chicago, and Josie was there pIaYing
for McEicker. One night | went to
see her perform, and after the play she
returned with me to my residence. Be
fore retiring for the night she said to
me, EN-, throw the cards and tell me
my fortune" [ laughingly complied,
and after | had finished she exclaimed,
Well, En-, your predictions may come
true, but | am going to tell you some
thing that | know will happen. You
and | are sworn friends and no one will
ever have power to make mischief be-
tween Us. When | die it will be in
your arms and the last glass of water
| shall ever take will be from your
hand Her words half frightened me
at the time, but we soon engaged in
more cheerful conversation and the
subject WAS dismissed from my mind.
Shortly after this Josie's professional
duties carried her to the east and for
years | lost track of her, except at odd
times, and | believe | forgot all about
her prophecy. In the meantime | re-
moved to this city. Last Friday [ ac-
cidently learned that she was PLAYING
at the National theatre and in the even
ing | went there to see her She
seemed almost overpowered with JOY ut
meeting me again, and as soon is our
first greetings were over she gleefully
exclaimed, NO more hotel life for me
here; | will go and stay at your house
while l am in this city. / expressed \
my qualification at this resolution, and
after the performance she returned
home with me. Yesterday morning
she complained of being i'll, and she dis
patched my husband with {; message
to Mr.. Doug glass, the stage manager,
informing him that she could not at
tend rehearsal. She then laid down
again in bed and fell into sleep. About
noon she was awakened in order that |
she might 90 TO the theatre in time to
play ut the matinee Whon almost |
dressed she was taken with severe
pang of heart-pain, and she sank back |
into chair in Il kind of faint. [ at |
once had her placed in bed and sent |
for medical aid. When the physician
arrived he pronounced her malady
heart disease, but we did not think her
attack overly-serious. She grew worse,
however, as the afternoon wore on
The doctor called in another physician
to consult with him. About four o'clock
while the doctor was feeling her pulse
she exclaimed: 'tEm, for Gods sake,
lift me in your arms" | flew to her
assistance, and scarcely had l raised
her to my breast when she said, ''For
Gods dear sake, give me a drink Of
cold, cold water This was uttered in
a tone of piercing anguish. A lady
who was present gave me glass of
water, and as / took the tumbler in my
hand the prophecy of eight years ago
flashed on my mind with the intensity
IF lightning, and | knew that Josie
Booth was Il dying woman. l gave
ler the water, and in two minutes more
;he was a corpse Who can explain
away this prediction with scientific
5heory!