text_original: Perhaps his method is right (in regard to thistles, I mean), perhaps it is wrong; I've never gone sufficiently deep into the subject to be competent to pass an opinion. But I do know that the larger proportion of handy men who have honoured me with their patronage (though there are conspicuous exceptions) invariably weed on these lines of least resistance, and "jest diskerridge 'em"—though I own it takes a lot to discourage _our_ weeds!
text_transcription: PERHAPS HIS METHOD IS RIGHT IN REGARD TO THISTLES I MEAN PERHAPS IT IS WRONG I HAVE NEVER GONE SUFFICIENTLY DEEP INTO THE SUBJECT TO BE COMPETENT PARSON OPINION BUT I DO KNOW THAT THE LARGER PROPORTION OF HANDY MEN WHO HAVE HONOURED ME WITH THEIR PATRONAGE THOUGH THERE ARE CONSPICUOUS EXCEPTIONS INVARIABLY WEED ON THESE LINES OF LEAST RESISTANCE AND JUST DISCOURAGE THEM THOUGH I OWN IT TAKES A LOT TO DISCOURAGE OUR WEEDS
phonemes: pɚhˈæps hɪz mˈɛθəd ɪz ɹˈaɪt (ɪn ɹᵻɡˈɑːɹd tə θˈɪsəlz, aɪ mˈiːn), pɚhˈæps ɪɾ ɪz ɹˈɔŋ; aɪv nˈɛvɚ ɡɔn səfˈɪʃəntli dˈiːp ˌɪntʊ ðə sˈʌbdʒɛkt təbi kˈɑːmpɪtənt tə pˈæs ɐn əpˈɪniən. bˌʌt aɪ dˈuː nˈoʊ ðætðə lˈɑːɹdʒɚ pɹəpˈɔːɹʃən ʌv hˈændi mˈɛn hˌuː hæv ˈɑːnɚd mˌiː wɪð ðɛɹ pˈætɹənɪdʒ (ðˌoʊ ðɛɹˌɑːɹ kənspˈɪkjuːəs ɛksˈɛpʃənz) ɪnvˈɛɹɪəbli wˈiːd ˌɔn ðiːz lˈaɪnz ʌv lˈiːst ɹᵻsˈɪstəns, ænd "dʒˈɛst dɪskˈɛɹɪdʒ ˈɛm"—ðˌoʊ aɪ ˈoʊn ɪt tˈeɪks ɐ lˈɑːt tə dɪskˈɜːɹɪdʒ ˌaʊɚ wˈiːdz!