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JOHN QUINCY ADAMS
An original history Copyrighted 1985
By B. Vincent McMahon
Part Two
Congress appointed John Adams first U.S. Minister to England and he opened
the embassy on Grosvenor Square where the American embassy is still located.
Joshua Johnson moved back to his London home on Tower Hill and was
appointed American Counsel to Great Britain. The Adams were frequent house
guests of the Johnsons. His father realized that John Quincy was lacking a college
degree so he sent him back home to Harvard where he was admitted in March
1786. "Hurrah!" the American Minister shouted, "Our boy has been enrolled in
our dear alma mater."
Abiqail ,,,rrto to her two nieces asking them to visit her son John Quincy and
report back to her. They found him dirty, unshaven, unkempt with ha,r down to
his shoulders. John Quincy must have been Harvard's first hippie. But he was also
second in his class, graduating on July 16, 1787, and a member of the first
Harvard Phi Beta Kappa fraternity. Aunt Mary Cranch (Abigail's sister) tossed a
bash for the graduate inviting all the Massachusetts Adams. They devoured two
shoulders of beef, four boiled hams, six tongues and a plum cake made with 24
pounds of sugar, washed down with porter, hard cider, punch, and wine. Anyone
who attended college in the old days knows what jealousy is created among the
friends and neighbors. A local editor sniped at the Adams family: "He made one
of the two English orations the rest spoke in Greek, Latin, French, German,
Aramaic, and Mandarin Chinese. Thepublik,(stc) expectations from this gentle-
man (John Quincy) ... were greatly inflated.
Abigail wrote exhorting him to greater things as befitted a Harvard Adams and
"not to, spend hours to which others devote to cards and folly." He wrote in his
diary: Harvard University saved me from ruin." A young gentleman graduating
from college in the eighteenth century had several choices; (1) if rich, join the
society packin their made pursuit of pleasure; (2) marry a rich girl; (3) if of
moderate means, study law or medicine; (4) if poor, take holy orders, or become
a school master, or wrangle a commission in the army or navy.
Most sons do not wish to follow in their father's occupation and John Quincy,
ordered to study the law, hated it. He read the law in Newburyport, Mass. at the
law office of Theophllus Parsons Esquire. This pedagogue sat listening to his
students in a rocking chair, chawing tobacco and spitting into the fireplace. This
threw John Quin into such a deep depression that he had felonious nightmares.
He was recompensed by the town's lively taverns: Wolfe s, The Eagle, and The
Anchor Bar (later moved to Detroit). The law students' anthem was: The parson
and a barrel of beer," sung while consuming mugs of "Stonewall," a mixture of
hard cider and rum.
Where the boys are the girls congregate, dancing until four in the morning.
When tired of the local taverns they piled into horse sleighs, riding out to Sawyer's
Roadhouse three miles from town. On one of these rides John Quincy found
himself next to the girl that became the only true love of his life. A pretty sprightly
nymph of fourteen named Mary Frazler. At the age of 70 he wrote an ode
dedicated to her:
"The blue eyes languish and the golden hair,
But Jar superior charrns exalt her mind,
Adorned by nature and by art refined,
Her's are the lasting beauties of the heart,
The charms which nature can only impart...
By day they beauties are my darling theme,
By night thy image sweetens many a dream.
In 1789 John Adams was inaugurated America's first vice-president at the.
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"John Quincy
must have been
Harvard's first hippie"
capital, then in New York City. His son was admitted to the bar in Essex County
and on August 9, 1790 opened an office in Boston on Court Street. Lacking
funds to marry Mary Frazier he asked his father for financial help but was refused
because: (1) the vice president's salary was too small; (2) daughter Nabby had
three children and her husband was unemployed; (3) a panic had depressed his
investments. Abigail wrote from her sick bed ordering John Quincy to break the
engagement and he complied.
He was one of the founders of the Crackbrain Club composed of young Boston
Professional men who froliced in taverns. Citing entries In his diary, biographer
Jack Shepherd claims John Quincy picked up hookers on the Boston Commons.
This Bohemian life ended when President George Washington appointed him
minister to Holland, on Sept. 1S, 1795. The Crackbrain Club gave him a rousing
sendoff when he embarked with his brother Thomas (his personal secretary) and
accompanied them as far as the harbor lighthouse. Here his other brother Charles
handed him a gift from their father, five thousand Dutch guilders, a huge sum of
money that would have easily enabled him to marry Mary Frazter (her brother was
in the sendoff party) but like a trusting fool he turned It back to Charles to invest
and the brother squandered it.
English girls, read this entry in his diary penned upon his arrival in Avalon:
"There is something fascinating in the women I meet In this country (England) that
it is not well for me. I am obliged Immediately to leave it."
When he visited the Johnson family on Tower Hill the southerner father Joshua
took an immediate dislike to the New England Yankee. His daughters ridiculed
the cut of his suits and he in turn couldn't stomach their singing and when one of
their many concerts started he would grab his hat and walk out.
It was summer and the sap started flowing, he was 29 and Louisa was at 21
blooming in full flower. There were roses in the parks and birds chirping in the
trees. The sparks that ignited their engagement were: a wedding invitation from
brother Charles, political position, and income (except Qutncy's Dutch cmilders).
DEATHS
in our community
Howard E. "Buck" Ross
Howard Edward "Buck" Ross, 73, a
native of Clio and resident of Ponchatoula,
died Friday, June 7, 1985, at his residence.
Visitation was Sunday, June 9, 1985,
at Harry McKnee[y and Son Funeral
home, Hammond. Burial was at the
Ponchatoula Cemetery.
He is survived by his stepdaughter,
Mrs. Al (June) Lavigne; Ponchatoula;
three brothers, J.W. Ross, Paris, Texas;
Calvin M. and Carlton A. Ross, both of
Killian.
"Rocky's" fight for life ends
Stephen Joseph "Rocky" Callaway
The one pound, 11 ounce infant which
readers of The Ponchatoula Times
knew only as "Rocky" died Wednesday
at 10:12 a.m. A story on page three of
last week's edition chronicled his
struggle for life against high odds,
especially since medical workers at first
detected no signs of life at his birth. The
called him Rocky after the fighter
portrayed by Syivester Stalone in the
movies, he fought so hard for life.
He was born June 4 at 1:15 a.m. at
Lallie Kemp Hospital and was transferred
to the Natal Intensive Care Unit at
Survivors include the infant's parents
Mrs. Cindy Johnson Callaway and
Bruce Anthony Callaway;
Grandparents Wilson and Chery
Callaway of Hammond, David and
Elaine Johnson of Ponchatoula and
Junes Robichaux of New Orleans; great
grandparents Mr. and Mrs. John
Callaway, Mr. and Mrs. John Newman
of Gretna, Mr. and Mrs. Bobby Gill of
Albany, Mr. Herman Harris of
Pascagoula, Ms.; and a great great
grandmother, Mrs. Myra Prtne.
Graveside services were held Friday
at 9 a.m. at Sandhili Cemetary.
Arrangements were handled by Harry
Tulane Medical Center where he died McKneely and Sons Funeral Home.
Wednesday at 1U: lz a.m.
All c h i l dr e n s • Priest killed in crash
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News of his death in a tragic crash
that drew national attention shocked
those locally who knew the priest, who
had devoted so much of his time to
working with the Boy Scouts and the
CYO organization locally.
According to police and federal
aviation inspectors, the light plane hit
the hospital for the mentally ill across
the street from the Ptneville airport after
being seen making unsuccessful
attempts to touch down, apparently
trying to gain altitude for another
approach to the runway.
Only two of the nearly 500 patients
normally housed in the dormitory hit by
the plane were injured.
Officials say the hour of the crash,
10:30 a.m., was instrumental in
avoiding further tragedy, since most of
the patients at that hour were out of the .
building, which caught on fire after the-
plane caught the top part of the one
story structure and flipped over the
building showering it with burning fuel
before landing upside down on the
other side.
Following services at Holy Ghost
Wednesday, Ft. UpDeGraff's body was
scheduled to be flown to his native
California for burial at Mountainview
Cemetery in Pasadena.
A memorial service was held Tuesday
for Pirosko at St. Albert's Catholic
Church.
He is survived by his wife, Mary; I
three children, Joseph J. P1rosko 111 and
Stephy Michael P1rosko, of Hammond,
and Ma Pako- of Franldurt,
Germany; brothers Thomas and Ronnle
Pirosko; a slster, Carol Ann Huud, all of
Pennsylvania, and two grandchildren.
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Ponchatoula Police Chief Ernest
Peltler grinned from ear to ear Friday,
June 7 when he was given the honor
of cutting the ribbon at the grand
opening ceremonies of Mr. B's Pizza
on West Pine in Ponchatoula. "Mr. B '
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Employees and guam pictured left to
right are Loutt Schilling, Kim Hall,
Tracy Barker, Police Chief Erm
peltler, Helen Barker and the runner
of the establishment, Jim Barker.
(Times Photo by Duane E. Harris)
TWFAV
Construction Zone
Main Street in the 100 block of West
Pine is said to be next on the road
construction crew's list of things to
do. Merchants can look for new
)artial sidewalks, and a new street
out front; also, some of the
disruptions of business-as.usual
The Ponchatoula Mall.
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Ponchatoula Speaks Up:
On Festivals
By DUANE E. HARRIS
Its a proven fact that tourism is
one of Ponchatoula's leading
industries and festivals play a
major role in supporting the city's
economy.
Keeping this in nd, what im-
pact do you feel our festivals
bestow on the city's economic
slab,,;7
Loft Maeme- "Well l believe
that they are really important! Fes-
tivals bring into the city additional
tourists and that means addi-
tional income to many people."
Henry McGeary. "It's important
to the city but more importantly it
helps the people."
Lynn Winborn. "Yes it does.
Remember all the people who
come to Ponchatoula just to see a
festival."
Teny Jackson- "I don't think that
a couple festivals are the reason
Ponchatoula is a tourist attraction
in the first place. We have plenty
of historic beauty which is by far
the leading tourist attraction in
Ponchatoula and tourism is im-
portant."
Snookie Soilean- "The economy
I don't know about, but they
attract a lot of people."
J.R. Edwards- "1 really don't see
how but they should. The busi-
nesses starving in Ponchatoula
were restricted to sell in larger
quantities during the Strawberry
Festival and a lot of people don't
know that. But why aren't there
restrictions on the clubs? How
about it?"
Lee Threeton- "If we didn't have
those annual festivals like the
Strawberry Festival, Ponchatoula
wouldn't even be considered as a
tourist stop."
Melanie Wat "It's what putS
Ponchatoula on the map! Every-
body knows it. I worked the
booths at the Strawberry Festival
and people came from all over the
country for our town activities. No
doubt that they're the reason for
Ponchatoula's growth impulse."
Mike Redmond. "When [ stop to
think of Ponchatoula s successful
festivals and the joy they bring, it
brings to mind other communities
who depend on festivals for much
needed revenue: Amite, Ham-
mond, Independence, Springfield
and a lot of other towns who really
depend on festivals. Yes ! think
they affect everybody's economy
in the immediate area."
Robert Foster- "if there weren't
any festivals in Ponchatoula it
would cut out a lot of fun mostly."
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