text_original: This north country was infested with Indians, allies of the English and friends of the French their subjects; and the fact was never for an instant absent from our minds that our little band might at any moment run into a thousand warriors, be overpowered and massacred; or, worst of all, that our coming might have been heralded to Kaskaskia.
text_transcription: THIS NORTH COUNTRY WAS INFESTED WITH INDIANS ALLIES OF THE ENGLISH AND FRIENDS OF THE FRENCH THEIR SUBJECTS AND THE FACT WAS NEVER FOR AN INSTANT ABSENT FROM OUR MINDS THAT OUR LITTLE BAND MIGHT AT ANY MOMENT RUN INTO A THOUSAND WARRIORS BE OVERPOWERED AND MASSACRED OR WORST OF ALL THAT OUR COMING MIGHT HAVE BEEN HERALDED TO CASCASSIA
phonemes: ðɪs nˈɔːɹθ kˈʌntɹi wʌz ɪnfˈɛstᵻd wɪð ˈɪndiənz, ˈælaɪz ʌvðɪ ˈɪŋɡlɪʃ ænd fɹˈɛndz ʌvðə fɹˈɛntʃ ðɛɹ sˈʌbdʒɛkts; ænd ðə fˈækt wʌz nˈɛvɚ fɚɹən ˈɪnstənt ˈæbsənt fɹʌm ˌaʊɚ mˈaɪndz ðæt ˌaʊɚ lˈɪɾəl bˈænd mˌaɪt æɾ ˌɛni mˈoʊmənt ɹˈʌn ˌɪntʊ ɐ θˈaʊzənd wˈɔːɹɪɚz, biː ˌoʊvɚpˈaʊɚd ænd mˈæsəkɚd; ɔːɹ, wˈɜːst ʌv ˈɔːl, ðæt ˌaʊɚ kˈʌmɪŋ mˌaɪthɐv bˌɪn hˈɛɹəldᵻd tə kæskˈæskiə.