text_original: The more I thought, the more criminally foolish Nick's journey seemed to me. However puerile the undertaking, De Lemos at Natchez and Carondelet at New Orleans had not the reputation of sleeping at their posts, and their hatred for Americans was well known.
text_transcription: THE MORE I THOUGHT THE MORE CRIMINALLY FOOLISH NICK'S JOURNEY SEEMED TO ME HOWEVER PUERILE THE UNDERTAKING DILAMOS AT NATCHEZ AND CORON DELAY AT NEW ORLEANS HAD NOT THE REPUTATION OF SLEEPING AT THEIR POSTS AND THEIR HATRED FOR AMERICANS WAS WELL KNOWN
phonemes: ðə mˈɔːɹ aɪ θˈɔːt, ðə mˈɔːɹ kɹˈɪmɪnəli fˈuːlɪʃ nˈɪks dʒˈɜːni sˈiːmd tə mˌiː. haʊˈɛvɚ pjˈuːɹəl ðɪ ˌʌndɚtˈeɪkɪŋ, də lˈiːmoʊz æt nˈætʃɛz ænd kˈæɹəndˌɛlɪt æt nˈuː ˈɔːɹliənz hæd nˌɑːt ðə ɹˌɛpjuːtˈeɪʃən ʌv slˈiːpɪŋ æt ðɛɹ pˈoʊsts, ænd ðɛɹ hˈeɪtɹɪd fɔːɹ ɐmˈɛɹɪkənz wʌz wˈɛl nˈoʊn.