text_original: May God keep your nature sweet!" He led me gently into the arbor and told me how, under Captain Baskin, the detachment had been ambushed by the Cherokees; and how my father, with Ensign Calhoun and another, had been killed, fighting bravely.
text_transcription: MAY GOD KEEP YOUR NATURE SWEET HE LED ME GENTLY INTO THE HARBOR AND TOLD ME HOW UNDER CAPTAIN BASKIN THE DETACHMENT HAD BEEN AMBUSHED BY THE CHEROKEES AND HOW MY FATHER WITH ENSIGN CALHOUN AND ANOTHER HAD BEEN KILLED FIGHTING BRAVELY
phonemes: mˈeɪ ɡˈɑːd kˈiːp jʊɹ nˈeɪtʃɚ swˈiːt!" hiː lˈɛd mˌiː dʒˈɛntli ˌɪntʊ ðɪ ˈɑːɹbɚ ænd tˈoʊld mˌiː hˈaʊ, ˌʌndɚ kˈæptɪn bˈæskɪn, ðə dɪtˈætʃmənt hɐdbɪn ˈæmbʊʃt baɪ ðə tʃˈɛɹoʊkˌiːz; ænd hˌaʊ maɪ fˈɑːðɚ, wɪð ˈɛnsaɪn kˈælhaʊn ænd ɐnˈʌðɚ, hɐdbɪn kˈɪld, fˈaɪɾɪŋ bɹˈeɪvli.