text_original: And (remarkably enough) he looked forward even then to the day when Louisiana would belong to the republic. I exclaimed at this. "Mr. Ritchie," said he, "the most casual student of your race must come to the same conclusion.
text_transcription: AND REMARKABLY ENOUGH HE LOOKED FORWARD EVEN THEN TO THE DAY WHEN LOUISIANA WOULD BELONG TO THE REPUBLIC I EXCLAIMED AT THIS MISTER RITCHEY SAID HE THE MOST CASUAL STUDENT OF YOUR RACE MUST COME TO THE SAME CONCLUSION
phonemes: ænd (ɹᵻmˈɑːɹkəbli ɪnˈʌf) hiː lˈʊkt fˈɔːɹwɚd ˈiːvən ðˈɛn tə ðə dˈeɪ wɛn luːˌiːzɪˈænə wʊd bᵻlˈɔŋ tə ðə ɹᵻpˈʌblɪk. aɪ ɛksklˈeɪmd æt ðˈɪs. "mˈɪstɚ. ɹˈɪtʃi," sˈɛd hiː, "ðə mˈoʊst kˈæʒuːəl stˈuːdənt ʌv jʊɹ ɹˈeɪs mˈʌst kˈʌm tə ðə sˈeɪm kəŋklˈuːʒən.