text_original: Another incident comes to me from those bygone days. The fear of negro insurrections at the neighboring plantations being temporarily lulled, the gentry began to pluck up courage for their usual amusements. There were to be races at some place a distance away, and Nick was determined to go. Had he not determined that I should go, all would have been well. The evening before he came upon his mother in the garden.
text_transcription: ANOTHER INCIDENT COMES TO ME FROM THOSE BY GONE DAYS THE FEAR OF NEGRO INSURRECTIONS AT THE NEIGHBOURING PLANTATIONS BEING TEMPORARILY LULLED THE GENTRY BEGAN TO PLUCK UP COURAGE FOR THEIR USUAL AMUSEMENTS THERE WERE TO BE RACES AT SOME PLACE A DISTANCE AWAY AND NICK WAS DETERMINED TO GO HAD HE NOT DETERMINED THAT I SHOULD GO ALL WOULD HAVE BEEN WELL THE EVENING BEFORE HE CAME UPON HIS MOTHER IN THE GARDEN
phonemes: ɐnˈʌðɚɹ ˈɪnsɪdənt kˈʌmz tə mˌiː fɹʌm ðoʊz bˈaɪɡɑːn dˈeɪz. ðə fˈɪɹ ʌv nˈiːɡɹoʊ ɪnsɚɹˈɛkʃənz æt ðə nˈeɪbɚɹɪŋ plæntˈeɪʃənz bˌiːɪŋ tˌɛmpɚɹˈɛɹᵻli lˈʌld, ðə dʒˈɛntɹi bɪɡˈæn tə plˈʌk ˌʌp kˈɜːɹɪdʒ fɔːɹ ðɛɹ jˈuːʒuːəl ɐmjˈuːzmənts. ðɛɹwˌɜː təbi ɹˈeɪsᵻz æt sˌʌm plˈeɪs ɐ dˈɪstəns ɐwˈeɪ, ænd nˈɪk wʌz dɪtˈɜːmɪnd tə ɡˈoʊ. hæd hiː nˌɑːt dɪtˈɜːmɪnd ðæt aɪ ʃˌʊd ɡˈoʊ, ˈɔːl wʊdhɐv bˌɪn wˈɛl. ðɪ ˈiːvnɪŋ bᵻfˌɔːɹ hiː kˈeɪm əpˌɑːn hɪz mˈʌðɚɹ ɪnðə ɡˈɑːɹdən.