text_original: I do not think it takes any great stretch of the imagination to believe there was a fairly large class of slave holders typified in Legree. And we must also remember that the author depicted a number of worthless if not vicious Negroes, and a slave holder who was as much of a Christian and a gentleman as it was possible for one in his position to be; that she pictured the happy, singing, shuffling "darky" as well as the mother wailing for her child sold "down river."
text_transcription: I DO NOT THINK IT TAKES ANY GREAT STRETCH OF THE IMAGINATION TO BELIEVE THERE WAS A FAIRLY LARGE CLASS OF SLAVEHOLDERS TYPIFIED IN LAGREE AND WE MUST ALSO REMEMBER THAT THE AUTHOR DEPICTED A NUMBER OF WORTHLESS IF NOT VICIOUS NEGROES AND A SLAVEHOLDER WHO WAS AS MUCH OF A CHRISTIAN AND A GENTLEMAN AS IT WAS POSSIBLE FOR ONE IN HIS POSITION TO BE THAT SHE PICTURED THE HAPPY SINGING SHUFFLING DARKY AS WELL AS THE MOTHER WAILING FOR HER CHILD SOLD DOWN RIVER
phonemes: aɪ duːnˌɑːt θˈɪŋk ɪt tˈeɪks ˌɛni ɡɹˈeɪt stɹˈɛtʃ ʌvðɪ ɪmˌædʒᵻnˈeɪʃən tə bᵻlˈiːv ðɛɹwˌʌz ɐ fˈɛɹli lˈɑːɹdʒ klˈæs ʌv slˈeɪv hˈoʊldɚz tˈɪpᵻfˌaɪd ɪn lˈɛɡɹiː. ænd wiː mˈʌst ˈɔːlsoʊ ɹᵻmˈɛmbɚ ðætðɪ ˈɔːθɚ dᵻpˈɪktᵻd ɐ nˈʌmbɚɹ ʌv wˈɜːθləs ɪf nˌɑːt vˈɪʃəs nˈiːɡɹoʊz, ænd ɐ slˈeɪv hˈoʊldɚ hˌuː wʌz æz mˈʌtʃ əvə kɹˈɪstʃən ænd ɐ dʒˈɛntəlmən æz ɪt wʌz pˈɑːsᵻbəl fɔːɹ wˈʌn ɪn hɪz pəzˈɪʃən tə bˈiː; ðæt ʃiː pˈɪktʃɚd ðə hˈæpi, sˈɪŋɪŋ, ʃˈʌflɪŋ "dˈɑːɹki" æz wˈɛl æz ðə mˈʌðɚ wˈeɪlɪŋ fɔːɹ hɜː tʃˈaɪld sˈoʊld "dˌaʊn ɹˈɪvɚ."