text_original: I was wrong to say evil minded, for they say it was a bishop to whom we owe the pleasure of possessing Hans of Klipstadur. If we may believe the story, certain Iceland peasants, having captured little Hans among the Bessestad mountains in his infancy, were about to kill him, as Astyages slew the Bactrian lion's whelp ; but the bishop of Scalholt interfered, and took the cub under his own protection, hoping to make a Christian of the devil.
text_transcription: I WAS WRONG TO SAY EVIL MINDED FOR THEY SAY IT WAS A BISHOP TO WHOM WE OWE THE PLEASURE OF POSSESSING HANS OF CRIPSTADOUR IF WE MAY BELIEVE THE STORY CERTAIN ICELAND PEASANTS HAVING CAPTURED LITTLE HANS AMONG THE BESSESTAD MOUNTAINS IN HIS INFANCY WERE ABOUT TO KILL HIM AS ASIAGUS SLEW THE BACTERY AND LION'S WHELP BUT THE BISHOP OF SCALHOLD INTERFERED AND TOOK THE CUB UNDER HIS OWN PROTECTION HOPING TO MAKE A CHRISTIAN OF THE DEVIL
phonemes: aɪ wʌz ɹˈɔŋ tə sˈeɪ ˈiːvəl mˈaɪndᵻd, fɔːɹ ðeɪ sˈeɪ ɪt wʌzɐ bˈɪʃəp tə hˈuːm wiː ˈoʊ ðə plˈɛʒɚɹ ʌv pəzˈɛsɪŋ hˈænz ʌv klˈɪpstɐdjˌʊɹ. ɪf wiː mˈeɪ bᵻlˈiːv ðə stˈɔːɹi, sˈɜːʔn̩ ˈaɪslənd pˈɛzənts, hˌævɪŋ kˈæptʃɚd lˈɪɾəl hˈænz ɐmˌʌŋ ðə bˈɛsɪstˌæd mˈaʊntɪnz ɪn hɪz ˈɪnfənsi, wɜːɹ ɐbˌaʊt tə kˈɪl hˌɪm, æz ɐstɪɪdʒᵻz slˈuː ðə bˈæktɹiən lˈaɪənz wˈɛlp ; bˌʌt ðə bˈɪʃəp ʌv skˈælhoʊlt ˌɪntəfˈɪɹd, ænd tˈʊk ðə kˈʌb ˌʌndɚ hɪz ˈoʊn pɹətˈɛkʃən, hˈoʊpɪŋ tə mˌeɪk ɐ kɹˈɪstʃən ʌvðə dˈɛvəl.