text_original: We bade farewell to the good Xavier, promising to see him soon; and Nick, shouting to Benjy to open the saddle bags, proceeded to array himself in the clothes which had made so much havoc at St. Louis. I boded no good from this proceeding, but I reflected, as I watched him dress, that I might as well try to turn the Mississippi from its course as to attempt to keep my cousin from the search for gallant adventure.
text_transcription: WE BADE FAREWELL TO THE GOOD SAVIOUR PROMISING TO SEE HIM SOON AND NICK SHOUTING TO BINJI TO OPEN THE SADDLE BAGS PROCEEDED TO ARRAY HIMSELF IN THE CLOTHES WHICH HAD MADE SO MUCH HAVOC AT SAINT LOUIS I BODED NO GOOD FROM THIS PROCEEDING BUT I REFLECTED AS I WATCHED HIM DRESS THAT I MIGHT AS WELL TRY TO TURN THE MISSISSIPPI FROM ITS COURSE AS TO ATTEMPT TO KEEP MY COUSIN FROM THE SEARCH FOR GALLANT ADVENTURE
phonemes: wiː bˈeɪd fɛɹwˈɛl tə ðə ɡˈʊd zˈeɪviɚ, pɹˈɑːmɪsɪŋ tə sˈiː hˌɪm sˈuːn; ænd nˈɪk, ʃˈaʊɾɪŋ tə bˈɛndʒi tʊ ˈoʊpən ðə sˈædəl bˈæɡz, pɹəsˈiːdᵻd tʊ ɚɹˈeɪ hɪmsˈɛlf ɪnðə klˈoʊðz wˌɪtʃ hæd mˌeɪd sˈoʊ mˌʌtʃ hˈævək æt sənt. lˈuːi. aɪ bˈoʊdᵻd nˈoʊ ɡˈʊd fɹʌm ðɪs pɹəsˈiːdɪŋ, bˌʌt aɪ ɹᵻflˈɛktᵻd, æz aɪ wˈɑːtʃt hˌɪm dɹˈɛs, ðæt aɪ mˌaɪt æz wˈɛl tɹˈaɪ tə tˈɜːn ðə mˌɪsɪsˈɪpi fɹʌm ɪts kˈɔːɹs æz tʊ ɐtˈɛmpt tə kˈiːp maɪ kˈʌzən fɹʌmðə sˈɜːtʃ fɔːɹ ɡˈælənt ɐdvˈɛntʃɚ.