text_original: The next evening, August 17, I was on hand early; but, acting on previous experience, took a different position on his trail a hundred yards from the medicine. The direction of the wind forced me to take position with my back to the brush from which the bear would probably appear.
text_transcription: THE NEXT EVENING AUGUST SEVENTEENTH I WAS ON HAND EARLY BUT ACTING ON PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE TOOK A DIFFERENT POSITION ON HIS TRAIL A HUNDRED YARDS FROM THE MEDICINE THE DIRECTION OF THE WIND FORCED ME TO TAKE POSITION WITH MY BACK TO THE BRUSH FROM WHICH THE BEAR WOULD PROBABLY APPEAR
phonemes: ðə nˈɛkst ˈiːvnɪŋ, ˈɔːɡəst sˈɛvəntˌiːn, aɪ wʌz ˌɔn hˈænd ˈɜːli; bˌʌt, ˈæktɪŋ ˌɔn pɹˈiːviəs ɛkspˈiəɹɪəns, tˈʊk ɐ dˈɪfɹənt pəzˈɪʃən ˌɔn hɪz tɹˈeɪl ɐ hˈʌndɹɪd jˈɑːɹdz fɹʌmðə mˈɛdəsən. ðə dᵻɹˈɛkʃən ʌvðə wˈɪnd fˈɔːɹst mˌiː tə tˈeɪk pəzˈɪʃən wɪð maɪ bˈæk tə ðə bɹˈʌʃ fɹʌm wˈɪtʃ ðə bˈɛɹ wʊd pɹˈɑːbəbli ɐpˈɪɹ.