text_original: For our Colonel's strength was not counted by rifles or men alone: he fought with his brain. As Hamilton, the Hair Buyer, made his rounds, he believed the town to be in possession of a horde of Kentuckians.
text_transcription: FOR OUR COLONEL'S STRENGTH WAS NOT COUNTED BY RIFLES OR MEN ALONE HE FOUGHT WITH HIS BRAIN AS HAMILTON THE HAREBYER MADE HIS ROUNDS HE BELIEVED THE TOWN TO BE IN THE POSSESSION OF A HORDE OF KENTUCKIANS
phonemes: fɔːɹ ˌaʊɚ kˈɜːnəlz stɹˈɛŋθ wʌz nˌɑːt kˈaʊntᵻd baɪ ɹˈaɪfəlz ɔːɹ mˈɛn ɐlˈoʊn: hiː fˈɔːt wɪð hɪz bɹˈeɪn. æz hˈæməltən, ðə hˈɛɹ bˈaɪɚ, mˌeɪd hɪz ɹˈaʊndz, hiː bᵻlˈiːvd ðə tˈaʊn təbi ɪn pəzˈɛʃən əvə hˈɔːɹd ʌv kɛntˈʌkiənz.