Airth

I've hearn some folks pretend that it comes from the bowels of the airth, but it don't; its^([sic]) a thing of the air, and I've a notion it travels a mighty long way from its startin' place afore it reaches us. "

"As I was tellin' ye," he said, "I allers loved fishin' an' knowed 't was the best thing in the hull airth.

I guess there ain't nothin' on airth he loves better 'n that holler piece o' wood, and the toons that's inside o' it.