But he went to America as a young man, with a young wife, and they were in New Orleans when I was born.

And when I was born, my mother died.

So I never saw her." "Do you know her maiden name ?" asked Mr.Lindsey.
"No more than that her Christian name was Mary," replied Smeaton.
"You'll find out as I go on that it's very little I do know of anything--definitely.

Well, when my mother died, my father evidently left New Orleans and went off travelling.

I've made out that he must have been a regular rolling stone at all times--a man that couldn't rest long in one place.