"I shall be thirty-seven, the tenth of next August."
"Where were you born?"
"At my father's country-place, in ——- county, Pennsylvania."
"When were you last there before his death?"
"After my whaling voyage in the Sally-Ann, in the summer of 1814."
"How long did you stay at home on that occasion?"
"Three months; until I went to sea in the Thomas Jefferson."
"What was your mother's name, sir?"
"My mother's name was Elizabeth Radcliffe."
"What were the names of your grand-parents?" added Mr. Wyllys, quickly.