text_original: The fiddlers came first  a merry lot. And then the guests from afar began to arrive. Some of them had travelled half the night. The bridegroom's friends were assembling at the McChesney place.
text_transcription: THE FIDDLERS CAME FIRST A MERRY LOT AND THEN THE GUESTS FROM AFAR BEGAN TO ARRIVE SOME OF THEM HAD TRAVELLED HALF THE NIGHT THE BRIDEGROOM'S FRIENDS WERE ASSEMBLING AT THE MASNEY PLACE
phonemes: ðə fˈɪdlɚz kˈeɪm fˈɜːst ɐ mˈɛɹi lˈɑːt. ænd ðˈɛn ðə ɡˈɛsts fɹʌm ɐfˈɑːɹ bɪɡˈæn tʊ ɚɹˈaɪv. sˌʌm ʌv ðˌɛm hæd tɹˈævəld hˈæf ðə nˈaɪt. ðə bɹˈaɪdɡɹuːmz fɹˈɛndz wɜːɹ ɐsˈɛmblɪŋ æt ðə mə tʃˈɛsni plˈeɪs.