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Man leaves French cognac to toast Edgar Allan Poe, but includes a dig at the French

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From: AP Worldstream
Date: 20040119
Author:BRIAN WITTE, Associated Press Writer

BRIAN WITTE, Associated Press Writer
AP Worldstream
01-19-2004
Dateline: BALTIMORE
It was nearly "nevermore" for French cognac Monday in an annual tribute at the grave of Edgar Allan Poe.

For 56 years, someone has marked the writer's birthday by slinking into the small cemetery where Poe is buried to place French cognac and three roses on his grave in the middle of the night.

This year, however, the mystery visitor included a note with a possible reference to French opposition to the war in Iraq.

"The sacred memory of Poe and his final resting place is no place for French cognac," the note read. ...

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