New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-04-10

Whether II was that the Buffalo man does not eat
so much rs he drinks. whether Wilten knew better
how to tame the lion than he did Bufalo's APP
petIte does not appear But what does appear
is wllten. shortly afterwad, without mons
or pnnthcrs without restaurant, without
a dollar and also without any prospects,
Walking along the streets night in the )oVial nood
Of those who have financial problems to vex them
he spied poor. miserable looking. ahlect specimen
VI gray cat Now 10 n trniner OF big eats, cat upon
the cutters brim was common feline to him. but
il was something more. So he took the animal home
That cat the that delights children in
the show twice q day BY his remarkable feats. lie
soon found that he had soul above mice. and now
Pasha, rs he has been named. has become cat OF
cats. a Tommy OF great price. Pasha Is the cat who
Jumps through the two hoops Of fire and through the
drum The latter feat the most difficult to
teach him, and Pasha stIl looks on the drum with
suspicion. lie doesn't know where he will land whom
he breaks through the paper drumheads. and that
disquictng uncertainty weighs his proud Castilian
heart But to those who know the nature OF all
animals the cat tribe. and particularly the fear they
entertain Of fire. the leap through the blazing hoops
will remain the most wonderful. II required In
credible Of patience and also that peculiar in
fuence OF the trainer, to teach the cat this trick.
The Trimmer began by making him leap through rings
the size Of a rundling hoop and gradually decreased
the diameter until he got down to the present small
hoops which are Just large enough for the animals
wllten now has twenty-five cats. but Pasha
still is his favorite, and while the others
hive TO stay In tho Madison square
Garden over night. PaSha goes home with his master
and sleeps In his room. lie do many tricks be
sides those which have far been shown. lie
Jump eighteen feet for instance and when the leap
ing boad is placed IN the ring he runs up II rs
the cage is opened
When Wilten found PaSha able and brilliant he
decided to try again and at last he had collection Vf
forytwo eats, which he exhibited throughout the
country. Last year he took them TO Mexico. and
there the climate killed twenty OF them lin exchange
for these he brought back only little spltefu red
devil Of Mexican GreaScr eat. which does not show
signs OF much ambition. and unlike Barks. Is most
unwlin'." Her health IL poor. also and she Is too
delicate 10 train. This same trouble prevents the
training Of Angorn and Maltese eats. although these two
breeds the most intelligent and easy to teach.
Hardy animals being required most of the cats are the
common tiger cats. They do well enough. however.
as any one Will acknowledge. after seeing old Tom
walk on his fore feet. Leona ride the tricycle.,
Lady and Leonta tho sec.saw. while Flora. sweet
little white thing with blne eyes stands in the middle
II hard to teach Flora that Cats DO not Ike to
be restrained but wish 10 wander around In their own
free way
Paddy and John L., who spar In the wOfoot ring.
really do get angry when they spar and they fght
squarcr fight than some OF the "amachOors" and pro-
fessiOna human pufilistS.