text_original: Then the Colonel took me by the arms, as gently as a woman might, set me down on the ground beside him, and taking a spoonful of the hominy forced it between my lips. I was near to fainting at the taste of it. Then he took a bit himself, and divided the buffalo steak with his own hands. And when from the camp fires they perceived the Colonel and the drummer boy eating together in plain sight of all, they gave a rousing cheer.
text_transcription: THEN THE COLONEL TOOK ME BY THE ARMS AS GENTLY AS A WOMAN MIGHT SET ME DOWN ON THE GROUND BESIDE HIM AND TAKING A SPOONFUL OF THE HOMINY FORCED IT BETWEEN MY LIPS I WAS NEAR TO FAINTING AT THE TASTE OF IT THEN HE TOOK A BIT HIMSELF AND DIVIDED THE BUFFALO STEAK WITH HIS OWN HANDS AND WHEN FROM THE CAMP FIRES THEY PERCEIVED THE COLONEL AND THE DRUMMER BOY EATING TOGETHER IN PLAIN SIGHT OF ALL THEY GAVE A ROUSING CHEER
phonemes: ðˈɛn ðə kˈɜːnəl tˈʊk mˌiː baɪ ðɪ ˈɑːɹmz, æz dʒˈɛntli æz ɐ wˈʊmən mˈaɪt, sˈɛt mˌiː dˌaʊn ɔnðə ɡɹˈaʊnd bᵻsˈaɪd hˌɪm, ænd tˈeɪkɪŋ ɐ spˈuːnfəl ʌvðə hˈɑːmɪni fˈɔːɹst ɪt bᵻtwˌiːn maɪ lˈɪps. aɪ wʌz nˌɪɹ tə fˈeɪntɪŋ æt ðə tˈeɪst ʌv ɪt. ðˈɛn hiː tˈʊk ɐ bˈɪt hɪmsˈɛlf, ænd dᵻvˈaɪdᵻd ðə bˈʌfəlˌoʊ stˈeɪk wɪð hɪz ˈoʊn hˈændz. ænd wɛn fɹʌmðə kˈæmp fˈaɪɚz ðeɪ pɚsˈiːvd ðə kˈɜːnəl ænd ðə dɹˈʌmɚ bˈɔɪ ˈiːɾɪŋ təɡˌɛðɚɹ ɪn plˈeɪn sˈaɪt ʌv ˈɔːl, ðeɪ ɡˈeɪv ɐ ɹˈaʊzɪŋ tʃˈɪɹ.