text_original: Well might the sleep of the good citizens be disturbed, and the women fear to venture to the creek with their linen and their paddles! The lives of these people hung in truth upon a slender thing  the bearing of one man.
text_transcription: WELL MIGHT THE SLEEP OF THE GOOD CITIZENS BE DISTURBED AND THE WOMEN FEARED TO VENTURE TO THE CREEK WITH THEIR LINEN AND THEIR PADDLES THE LIVES OF THESE PEOPLE HUNG IN TRUTH UPON A SLENDER THING THE BEARING OF ONE MAN
phonemes: wˈɛl mˌaɪt ðə slˈiːp ʌvðə ɡˈʊd sˈɪɾɪzənz biː dɪstˈɜːbd, ænd ðə wˈɪmɪn fˈɪɹ tə vˈɛntʃɚ tə ðə kɹˈiːk wɪð ðɛɹ lˈɪnɪn ænd ðɛɹ pˈædəlz! ðə lˈaɪvz ʌv ðiːz pˈiːpəl hˈʌŋ ɪn tɹˈuːθ əpˌɑːn ɐ slˈɛndɚ θˈɪŋ ðə bˈɛɹɪŋ ʌv wˈʌn mˈæn.