text_original: Twenty six years ago a blind girl, Miss Hattie Maddox, called to see Postmaster General Wanamaker and asked for a place in the bag shop. She said, "You give seeing people a two months' trial at the work, will you give me that much time to prove that I can do it?"
text_transcription: TWENTY SIX YEARS AGO A BLIND GIRL MISS HATTIE MATOCKS CALLED TO SEE POSTMASTER GENERAL WANA MAKER AND ASKED FOR A PLACE IN THE BAG SHOP SHE SAID YOU GIVE SEEING PEOPLE A TWO MONTHS TRIAL AT THE WORK WILL YOU GIVE ME THAT MUCH TIME TO PROVE THAT I CAN DO IT
phonemes: twˈɛnti sˈɪks jˈɪɹz ɐɡˈoʊ ɐ blˈaɪnd ɡˈɜːl, mˈɪs hˈæɾi mˈædɑːks, kˈɔːld tə sˈiː pˈoʊstmæstɚ dʒˈɛnɚɹəl wˈænɐmˌeɪkɚ ænd ˈæskt fɚɹə plˈeɪs ɪnðə bˈæɡ ʃˈɑːp. ʃiː sˈɛd, "juː ɡˈɪv sˈiːɪŋ pˈiːpəl ɐ tˈuː mˈʌnθs tɹˈaɪəl æt ðə wˈɜːk, wɪl juː ɡˈɪv mˌiː ðæt mˈʌtʃ tˈaɪm tə pɹˈuːv ðæt aɪ kæn dˈuː ɪt?"