text_original: The article was headed "A Confession and a Good by," and it began with a characteristically blunt statement: "As this is the last piece that the editor will write for the _Argus_ for a long time, he is going to drop the third person and use the first.
text_transcription: THE ARTICLE WAS HEADED A CONFESSION AND A GOOD BY AND IT BEGAN WITH A CHARACTERISTICALLY BLUNT STATEMENT AS THIS IS THE LAST PIECE THAT THE EDITOR WILL WRITE FOR THE ARGUS FOR A LONG TIME HE IS GOING TO DROP THE THIRD PERSON AND USE THE FIRST
phonemes: ðɪ ˈɑːɹɾɪkəl wʌz hˈɛdᵻd "ɐ kənfˈɛʃən ænd ɐ ɡˈʊd bˈaɪ," ænd ɪt bɪɡˈæn wɪð ɐ kˌæɹɪktɚɹˈɪstɪkli blˈʌnt stˈeɪtmənt: "æz ðɪs ɪz ðə lˈæst pˈiːs ðætðɪ ˈɛdɪɾɚ wɪl ɹˈaɪt fɚðɪ ˈɑːɹɡəs fɚɹə lˈɔŋ tˈaɪm, hiː ɪz ɡˌoʊɪŋ tə dɹˈɑːp ðə θˈɜːd pˈɜːsən ænd jˈuːs ðə fˈɜːst.