text_original: One of our amusements, I recall, was to go to the Congo's cabin to see him fall on his face, until Mr. Mason put a stop to it. The clergyman let us know that we were encouraging idolatry, and he himself took the chief in hand.
text_transcription: ONE OF MY AMUSEMENTS I RECALL WAS TO GO TO THE CONGO'S CABIN TO SEE HIM FALL ON HIS FACE UNTIL MISTER MASON PUT A STOP TO IT THE CLERGYMAN LET US KNOW THAT WE WERE ENCOURAGING IDOLATRY AND HE HIMSELF TOOK THE CHIEF IN HAND
phonemes: wˈʌn ʌv ˌaʊɚɹ ɐmjˈuːzmənts, aɪ ɹᵻkˈɔːl, wʌz tə ɡˌoʊ tə ðə kˈɑːŋɡoʊz kˈæbɪn tə sˈiː hˌɪm fˈɔːl ˌɔn hɪz fˈeɪs, ʌntˈɪl mˈɪstɚ. mˈeɪsən pˌʊt ɐ stˈɑːp tʊ ɪt. ðə klˈɜːdʒɪmən lˈɛt ˌʌs nˈoʊ ðæt wiː wɜːɹ ɛŋkˈɜːɹɪdʒɪŋ aɪdˈɑːlətɹi, ænd hiː hɪmsˈɛlf tˈʊk ðə tʃˈiːf ɪn hˈænd.