There was once a cat named Blackie whose cavalier, devil-may-care attitude toward Life endeared him to those who were graced by his presence. Blackie, with piercing green eyes, prowled on the wild side--disappearing for weeks at a time in the pursuit of felines of the opposite gender, we sup posed.
When he returned from one of his escapades, half of his ear would be gone, or a patch of fur missing,…
