Merry Mood

A supper very much appreciated by the members was consumed. It was followed by a very pleasant gathering, which continued all Monday and part of Tuesday, upon which the members, singing and in a happy and merry mood, left the refreshing place. ... 

Collected Works (Mabbott), 2 269. For an informative discussion of Autography within the context of Poe s humorous strategies, see Donald Barlow Stauffer, The Merry Mood Poe s Uses of Humor (Baltimore Edgar Allan Poe Society of Baltimore, 1981), pp. 15-17. 

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