Show an incident of do mussels minuets youth A highly comical story which to our knowledge was first related by paul de musset in his boob book on bis his brother relates an event which happened when alfred was only 4 years old he ile fell in love with one of f his cousins and actually sued for her hand she was only allowed to go away after he be had exacted a promise or rather a solemn vow that she would be h his Is as eoon soon as he be arrived at the requisite age lie Ife looked upon himself as her affianced husband and when the cousin got married rome some time after every pains were taken at home to boncea conceal I 1 the circumstances from her be brothed tro thed lie ile found it out however a relative having mentioned the circumstance in a moment of forgetfulness when instantly the jilted lover sprang up and demanded an explanation ho ile was so spoiled that all sorts of subterfuges and contradictions were resorted to in order to pacify him and it was not bo to fore several years had passed that they ventured to tell him hov how matters really stood when he learned the troth truth ho be raved and stormed at the perfidy and faithlessness of his cousin and was only padded pacified when ho he was told that she loved him like a sister then he be remarked condescendingly very well then in that case I 1 shall bo be satis satisfied ded 11 nineteenth century |