text_original: Morse was so discouraged that he even thought of going to the dty of Mexico. But better days were at hand. General Xafayette was visiting this country, and New York gave Morse an order for a life size portrait of the Frenchman. For this he received a thousand dollars.
text_transcription: MORSE WAS SO DISCOURAGED THAT HE EVEN THOUGHT OF GOING TO THE CITY OF MEXICO BUT BETTER DAYS WERE AT HAND GENERAL LAFAYETTE WAS VISITING THIS COUNTRY AND NEW YORK GAVE MORSE AN ORDER FOR A LIFE SIZED PORTRAIT OF THE FRENCHMAN FOR THIS HE RECEIVED A THOUSAND DOLLARS
phonemes: mˈɔːɹs wʌz sˌoʊ dɪskˈɜːɹɪdʒd ðæt hiː ˈiːvən θˈɔːt ʌv ɡˌoʊɪŋ tə ðə dˌiːtˌiːwˈaɪ ʌv mˈɛksɪkˌoʊ. bˌʌt bˈɛɾɚ dˈeɪz wɜːɹ æt hˈænd. dʒˈɛnɚɹəl zˌæfeɪˈɛt wʌz vˈɪzɪɾɪŋ ðɪs kˈʌntɹi, ænd nˈuː jˈɔːɹk ɡˈeɪv mˈɔːɹs ɐn ˈɔːɹdɚ fɚɹə lˈaɪf sˈaɪz pˈɔːɹtɹɪt ʌvðə fɹˈɛntʃmən. fɔːɹ ðɪs hiː ɹᵻsˈiːvd ɐ θˈaʊzənd dˈɑːlɚz.