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Show All Her Resolutions Broke" This story is told by an Foirll . mnn who lived a century aw !' was dining out In 1-ondon and Fat n lady whom he did not know. Th conversation turned upon enrly reo lutlons and how vory seldom th ., were kept and tho lady said, "WeP whon I was a girl I made throo re-io Iutlon. First, I determined that I would never marry a soldier; second ly, that I would novor marry an Irl h man, and, thirdly, that I would not b long ongaged. And all those thr" resolutions I hroko. Whom do jou think I did marry? Tho Duko of YVoI ltngton? Ho was a soldier and no Irishman nnd I was engaged to him for twelve jears." This was I-ady Katherlne Pakenhara. It was an tin happy marriage and tho couple nnutl. lived npart. |