text_original: Through the dreary afternoon the men lounged about and cursed the parley, and hearkened for the tattoo,  the signal agreed upon by the leaders to begin the fighting. There had been no command against taunts and jeers, and they gathered in groups under the walls to indulge themselves, and even tried to bribe me as I sat braced against a house with my drum between my knees and the sticks clutched tightly in my hands.
text_transcription: THROUGH THE DREARY AFTERNOON THE MEN LOUNGED ABOUT AND CURSED THE PARLEY AND HEARKENED FOR THE TATTOO THE SIGNAL AGREED UPON BY THE LEADERS TO BEGIN THE FIGHTING THERE HAD BEEN NO COMMAND AGAINST TAUNTS AND JEERS AND THEY GATHERED IN GROUPS UNDER THE WALLS TO INDULGE THEMSELVES AND EVEN TRIED TO BRIBE ME AS I SAT BRACED AGAINST A HOUSE WITH MY DRUM BETWEEN MY KNEES AND THE STICKS CLUTCHED TIGHTLY IN MY HANDS
phonemes: θɹuː ðə dɹˈɪɹi ˌæftɚnˈuːn ðə mˈɛn lˈaʊndʒd ɐbˌaʊt ænd kˈɜːst ðə pˈɑːɹli, ænd hˈɑːɹkənd fɚðə tætˈuː,  ðə sˈɪɡnəl ɐɡɹˈiːd əpˌɑːn baɪ ðə lˈiːdɚz tə bɪɡˈɪn ðə fˈaɪɾɪŋ. ðɛɹ hɐdbɪn nˈoʊ kəmˈænd ɐɡˈɛnst tˈɔːnts ænd dʒˈɪɹz, ænd ðeɪ ɡˈæðɚd ɪn ɡɹˈuːps ˌʌndɚ ðə wˈɔːlz tʊ ɪndˈʌldʒ ðɛmsˈɛlvz, ænd ˈiːvən tɹˈaɪd tə bɹˈaɪb mˌiː æz aɪ sˈæt bɹˈeɪst ɐɡˈɛnst ɐ hˈaʊs wɪð maɪ dɹˈʌm bᵻtwˌiːn maɪ nˈiːz ænd ðə stˈɪks klˈʌtʃt tˈaɪtli ɪn maɪ hˈændz.