text_original: Toasts to this and that were flung back and forth, and jests and gibes, and the butt of many of these was that poor Federal government which (as one gentleman avowed) was like a bantam hen trying to cover a nestful of turkey's eggs, and clucking with importance all the time.
text_transcription: TOASTS TO THIS AND THAT WERE FLUNG BACK AND FORTH IN JESTS AND JIBES IN THE BUTT OF MANY OF THESE WAS THAT POOR FEDERAL GOVERNMENT WHICH AS ONE GENTLEMAN AVOWED WAS LIKE A BANTAM HEN TRYING TO COVER A NEST FULL OF TURKEY'S EGGS AND CLUCKING WITH IMPORTANCE ALL THE TIME
phonemes: tˈoʊsts tə ðɪs ænd ðæt wɜː flˈʌŋ bˈæk ænd fˈɔːɹθ, ænd dʒˈɛsts ænd dʒˈaɪbz, ænd ðə bˈʌt ʌv mˈɛnɪəv ðiːz wʌz ðæt pˈʊɹ fˈɛdɚɹəl ɡˈʌvɚnmənt wˈɪtʃ (æz wˈʌn dʒˈɛntəlmən ɐvˈaʊd) wʌz lˈaɪk ɐ bˈæntæm hˈɛn tɹˈaɪɪŋ tə kˈʌvɚɹ ɐ nˈɛstfəl ʌv tˈɜːkiz ˈɛɡz, ænd klˈʌkɪŋ wɪð ɪmpˈɔːɹtəns ˈɔːl ðə tˈaɪm.