Autumn Voices

When de wind comes a-htnün' dat de iros1 is drawin' near, An' yon'd bettcr liunt. for flre-wood so's ter have it handy near, I'niosl fohüits de coldness when I happens foh ter spy How dot big tree shivers when he sees me comin' "Bh. An' when I has im' layin' dar, stretch out along de ground, Dehills is so excited dat de back-talk passes 'round ; An' I most foiigits de weary way de rheuini'lism racks When de ol' lofi liollers as 1 hits 'im wil" de ax. Oh, de co 'u-braid's ready, an' de po'k la in de pan, An' I reckon I'se as happy as mos' any yui huh man : 'Case all I needed foh ter make de blissfulness c'omplete Was ter hynh de chim'ly sighin' wif conteutment at de heat.