text_original: Although I was young, I was brought up to responsibility. And I inherited a conscience that has since given me much trouble. From these thoughts, trying enough for a starved lad, I fell to thinking of my father on the frontier fighting the Cherokees.
text_transcription: ALTHOUGH I WAS YOUNG I WAS BROUGHT UP TO RESPONSIBILITY AND I INHERITED A CONSCIENCE THAT HAS SINCE GIVEN ME MUCH TROUBLE FROM THESE THOUGHTS TRYING ENOUGH FOR STARVED LAD I FELL TO THINKING OF MY FATHER ON THE FRONTIER FIGHTING THE CHEROKEES
phonemes: ɔːlðˈoʊ aɪ wʌz jˈʌŋ, aɪ wʌz bɹˈɔːt ˌʌp tə ɹᵻspˌɑːnsəbˈɪlᵻɾi. ænd aɪ ɪnhˈɛɹɪɾᵻd ɐ kˈɑːnʃəns ðæt hɐz sˈɪns ɡˈɪvən mˌiː mˈʌtʃ tɹˈʌbəl. fɹʌm ðiːz θˈɔːts, tɹˈaɪɪŋ ɪnˈʌf fɚɹə stˈɑːɹvd lˈæd, aɪ fˈɛl tə θˈɪŋkɪŋ ʌv maɪ fˈɑːðɚɹ ɔnðə fɹʌntˈɪɹ fˈaɪɾɪŋ ðə tʃˈɛɹoʊkˌiːz.