New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-03-17
HIS OWNER TELLS STORY OF FELINE PER.
sIsTENCE.


sIsTENcE.
In one of the Oranges in NewJersey there lives
lank sad eyed man, who for many years owned an
old gray cat no less lean and melancholy IN appear
ance than its owner. How the two managed TO live
has long been q mystery. No one ever saw tho man
do q stroke of work No one ever saw him eat
meal. He and his feline companion occupied httls
shanty on the outskirts Of the town. In cold weather
the old man and his cat-william he called him, and
no strongly resented any attempt to call him py the
shorter and less dignifed name of BilP-couid gen.
orally DO found seated the stove In neignoonS
grocery store. With the first coming OF warm weather
they changed their ioang place 10 the ont step OF
the shanty Not the least interesting fact about this
peculiar character is that although no always inssea
ON having his cat called William, he himself was per-
fectly content with the name of Bin,' and Bli'
pure and simple he has always been TO those VINO
knew him. BIZ" is q phenomenal lar II Is ven
Known that never in his life did be get ten mules
away from his native town. but he tells remsrkapie
stories about some Of his experiences AS for the
car. william always. It IS to be remembered. he has
had life so full of events. according TO his owner
that twenty volumes could not record them.
vul,an, died few days ago. No one saw him die
and no one saw his body, but tho cat has undouot-
odIy disanneared The history Of williams life aud
IN, tragic manner of his death were told by Bit the
other day. The warm sunshine OF tho hrst real
s,,r,no weather had seen his prompt change Of po-
s,,,on from the grocery store to his own mont STEP
7, ,,.s hare that he was found. His eyes wore a
moro mournful look than ever before, ana MS APP
nearanoe of leanness had increased ten-fold' "neh
asked about william, Bill's' face became exceed
iugly solemn. He shook his head grayey ana 'neh
his great long body slipped down W 'ne i~s' e'ep'
Iust beyond the suns shadow
uwIll,am,s no said slowly, wss remarkable
h.,nr, He was philosopher. He had mania for
suicide aud no died by his own nee VIII. Wilhelm
sIu,avs had nv sympathy, for blame no man or no
animal for wanting 10 Shuino OH tnis mortAi eo'i"
Icing a cat suppose he could not know now ai'n-
cult a thing It for one OF ms race An.
self, for he could not be eApecteu ,rss
fato had been unkind enough
him nv giving him nine lives. William, hoS S e
was OF unhnchns courage nd0m ssaseS S irving 10
falling Perseverance and in tho end he was
cessf SO that although mourn his loss iee, az
strongest admiration FOR him and even eAui'A'''A
remember tho first time William tred 20 coai and
suicide He climbed up 10 the iool OF n 49, unhnrt
threw himself off, but he landed on MS ieet A..
This was a great disappointment TO him. ror 1r,S
this attempt he showed traces OF us p,n how
ever, and tried once This time no .i m reasS
poison himself by eating What ~ S ed to drown
himself BY holding his head under some wafer sa ps s
but The pan over he S Ssss ssT morn melancholy
win every failure but he never gave up A.sr tny
sixth failure he seemed ., @ az get o sre Sat Knew
he had three more lvos 10 make way with vet Ai s
the seventh trial. when he climbed up eeie pUs
and caught hold of the wires only - mee T non,h
snnoIntment again. he up his enoIIs TOT mn,ns
Int his old pluck returned, and one gay no wsAoo
down TO the railroad track and deDea'eV is sc
ono of the rails before nying tram. VI cou, QUA
he AID NOT die The cowcacher hustled hin sSius
and he walked disconsoiately home again.
He had made eight trials now, and waited ief
,ho naxt one feeling that on the ninth he wouia
triumph Think Of the pluck he showed IN sc, is
ahead when he knew nothing ABOUT the nlne W. W.
Eor thrce DAYS william sat alone In q corner ne
must have been thinking up some new way TO mX
nns evennc that was last Thursday, no got up suo-
deniv and went across the street. He jumped up on
mo picket fencc there and placing hts head oeIwssn
bstween them Then he launched his body into tEs
air and hanged himself And so william, the grestest
cat that ever lived, died.