text_original: Violet was their only child, and Elijah Higgins took occasion one night when the smoking room was empty, save for a select party of San Franciscans who were playing poker and emitting fantastic oaths in the midst of a cloud of smoke in a distant corner, to mention that he was prepared to settle a considerable fortune on his daughter if she chose a husband of whom he ap  proved.
text_transcription: VIOLET WAS THEIR ONLY CHILD AND ELIJAH HIGGINS TOOK OCCASION ONE NIGHT WHEN THE SMOKING ROOM WAS EMPTY SAVE FOR A SELECT PARTY OF SAN FRANCISCANS WHO WERE PLAYING POKER AND EMITTING FANTASTIC OATHS IN THE MIDST OF A CLOUD OF SMOKE IN A DISTINCT CORNER TO MENTION THAT HE WAS PREPARED TO SETTLE A CONSIDERABLE FORTUNE ON HIS DAUGHTER IF SHE CHOSE A HUSBAND OF WHOM HE APPROVED
phonemes: vˈaɪəlɪt wʌz ðɛɹ ˈoʊnli tʃˈaɪld, ænd ᵻlˈaɪdʒə hˈɪɡɪnz tˈʊk əkˈeɪʒən wˈʌn nˈaɪt wɛn ðə smˈoʊkɪŋ ɹˈuːm wʌz ˈɛmpti, sˈeɪv fɚɹə sᵻlˈɛkt pˈɑːɹɾi ʌv sˌæn fɹænsˈɪskənz hˌuː wɜː plˈeɪɪŋ pˈoʊkɚ ænd ɪmˈɪɾɪŋ fæntˈæstɪk ˈoʊθs ɪnðə mˈɪdst əvə klˈaʊd ʌv smˈoʊk ɪn ɐ dˈɪstənt kˈɔːɹnɚ, tə mˈɛnʃən ðæt hiː wʌz pɹɪpˈɛɹd tə sˈɛɾəl ɐ kənsˈɪdɚɹəbəl fˈɔːɹtʃʊn ˌɔn hɪz dˈɔːɾɚ ɪf ʃiː tʃˈoʊz ɐ hˈʌsbənd ʌv hˈuːm hiː ˈæp pɹˈuːvd.