text_original: Captain Billy was seventy two years old. He walked with a limp, the result of a wound received two days before the evacuation of Petersburg on April 2, 1865. His comfortable income was derived not from a pension which he had always spurned  he had _given_ his services  but from a wholesale grocery business established in Sabinsport after a long and plucky struggle and on which he still kept a vigilant eye.
text_transcription: CAPTAIN BILLY WAS SEVENTY TWO YEARS OLD HE WALKED WITH A LIMP THE RESULT OF A WOUND RECEIVED TWO DAYS BEFORE THE EVACUATION OF PETERSBURG ON APRIL TWO EIGHTEEN SIXTY FIVE HIS COMFORTABLE INCOME WAS DERIVED NOT FROM A PENSION WHICH HE HAD ALWAYS SPURNED HE HAD GIVEN HIS SERVICES BUT FROM A WHOLESALE GROCERY BUSINESS ESTABLISHED IN SIEVINSPORT AFTER A LONG AND PLUCKY STRUGGLE AND ON WHICH HE STILL KEPT A VIGILANT EYE
phonemes: kˈæptɪn bˈɪli wʌz sˈɛvənti tˈuː jˈɪɹz ˈoʊld. hiː wˈɔːkt wɪð ɐ lˈɪmp, ðə ɹɪzˈʌlt əvə wˈuːnd ɹᵻsˈiːvd tˈuː dˈeɪz bᵻfˌɔːɹ ðɪ ɪvˌækjuːˈeɪʃən ʌv pˈiːɾɚzbˌɜːɡ ˌɔn ˈeɪpɹəl tˈuː, wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti fˈaɪv. hɪz kˈʌmftəbəl ˈɪŋkʌm wʌz dᵻɹˈaɪvd nˌɑːt fɹʌm ɐ pˈɛnʃən wˌɪtʃ hiː hæd ˈɔːlweɪz spˈɜːnd hiː hæd ɡˈɪvən hɪz sˈɜːvɪsᵻz bˌʌt fɹʌm ɐ hˈoʊlseɪl ɡɹˈoʊsɚɹi bˈɪznəs ɪstˈæblɪʃt ɪn sˈæbɪnspˌɔːɹt ˈæftɚɹ ɐ lˈɔŋ ænd plˈʌki stɹˈʌɡəl ænd ˌɔn wˌɪtʃ hiː stˈɪl kˈɛpt ɐ vˈɪdʒɪlənt ˈaɪ.