text_original: You who read this may feel something of my impatience to get to New Orleans, and hence I shall not give a long account of the journey. What a contrast it was to that which Nick and I had taken five years before in Monsieur Gratiot's fur boat!
text_transcription: YOU WHO READ THIS MAY FEEL SOMETHING OF MY IMPATIENCE TO GET TO NEW ORLEANS AND HENCE I SHALL NOT GIVE A LONG ACCOUNT OF THE JOURNEY WHAT A CONTRAST IT WAS TO THAT WHICH NICK AND I HAD TAKEN FIVE YEARS BEFORE IN MONSIEUR GRATIOT'S FUR BOAT
phonemes: juː hˌuː ɹˈiːd ðɪs mˈeɪ fˈiːl sˈʌmθɪŋ ʌv maɪ ɪmpˈeɪʃəns tə ɡɛt tə nˈuː ˈɔːɹliənz, ænd hˈɛns aɪʃˌɐl nˌɑːt ɡˈɪv ɐ lˈɔŋ ɐkˈaʊnt ʌvðə dʒˈɜːni. wˌʌt ɐ kˈɑːntɹæst ɪt wʌz tə ðæt wˌɪtʃ nˈɪk ænd aɪ hæd tˈeɪkən fˈaɪv jˈɪɹz bᵻfˌɔːɹ ɪn məsjˈɜː ɡɹˈæɾɪəts fˈɜː bˈoʊt!