text_original: I was exceedingly mortified to find myself in danger of perishing through the ignorance and cowardice of these clowns; and felt my spirits decay apace, when an old woman entered the barn, followed by the two fugitives and with great intrepidity advanced to the place where I lay, saying, "If it be the devil I fearen not, and for a dead mon a can do us no harm."
text_transcription: I WAS EXCEEDINGLY MORTIFIED TO FIND MYSELF IN DANGER OF PERISHING THROUGH THE IGNORANCE AND COWARDICE OF THESE CLOWNS AND FELT MY SPIRITS DECAY APACE WHEN AN OLD WOMAN ENTERED THE BARN FOLLOWED BY THE TWO FUGITIVES AND WITH GREAT INTREPIDITY ADVANCED TO THE PLACE WHERE I LAY SAYING IF IT BE THE DEVIL I FEAR IT NOT AND FOR A DEAD MAN THAT CAN DO US NO HARM
phonemes: aɪ wʌz ɛksˈiːdɪŋli mˈɔːɹɾᵻfˌaɪd tə fˈaɪnd maɪsˈɛlf ɪn dˈeɪndʒɚɹ ʌv pˈɛɹɪʃɪŋ θɹuː ðɪ ˈɪɡnɚɹəns ænd kˈaʊɚdɪs ʌv ðiːz klˈaʊnz; ænd fˈɛlt maɪ spˈɪɹɪts dᵻkˈeɪ ɐpˈeɪs, wˌɛn ɐn ˈoʊld wˈʊmən ˈɛntɚd ðə bˈɑːɹn, fˈɑːloʊd baɪ ðə tˈuː fjˈuːdʒᵻtˌɪvz ænd wɪð ɡɹˈeɪt ɪntɹɛpˈɪdᵻɾi ɐdvˈænst tə ðə plˈeɪs wˌɛɹ aɪ lˈeɪ, sˈeɪɪŋ, "ɪf ɪt biː ðə dˈɛvəl aɪ fˈɪɹən nˈɑːt, ænd fɚɹə dˈɛd mˈɑːn ɐ kæn dˈuː ˌʌs nˈoʊ hˈɑːɹm."