Old Winters On The Farm

I have jest about decided
  It 'ud keep a _town-boy_ hoppin'
  Fer to work all winter, choppin'
  Fer a' old fire-place, like _I_ did!
  Lawz! them old times wuz contrairy!--
  Blame backbone o' winter, 'peared-like,
  _Wouldn't_ break!--and I wuz skeerd-like
  Clean on into _Febuary_!
  Nothin' ever made we madder
  Than fer Pap to stomp in, layin'
  On a' extra fore-stick, sayin'
  "Groun'hog's out and seed his shadder!"