text_original: I wanted to tie his hair ; he refused, and himself performed this last office. ' It 's a long time,' he said smilingly to the prior of St. An  drew's, ' since I dressed my own hair.' I offered him the 154 HANS OF ICELAND. black bandage ; be declined it scornfully, but without showing any contempt for me. ' My friend,' said he, ' this is perhaps the first time on record, that the space of a few feet ever held the two officers representing the ex  tremes of the law, — the chancellor and the executioner
text_transcription: I WANTED TO TIE HIS HAIR HE REFUSED AND HIMSELF PERFORMED THIS LAST OFFICE IT IS A LONG TIME HE SAID SMILINGLY TO THE PRIOR OF SAINT ANDREW'S SINCE I DRESSED MY OWN HAIR I OFFERED HIM THE BLACK BANDAGE HE DECLINED IT SCORNFULLY BUT WITHOUT SHOWING ANY CONTEMPT FOR ME MY FRIEND SAID HE THIS IS PERHAPS THE FIRST TIME ON RECORD THAT THE SPACE OF A FEW FEET EVER HELD THE TWO OFFICERS REPRESENTING THE EXTREMES OF THE LAW THE CHANCELLOR AND THE EXECUTIONER
phonemes: aɪ wˈɔntᵻd tə tˈaɪ hɪz hˈɛɹ ; hiː ɹᵻfjˈuːzd, ænd hɪmsˈɛlf pɚfˈɔːɹmd ðɪs lˈæst ˈɑːfɪs. ɪt ˈɛs ɐ lˈɔŋ tˈaɪm,hiː sˈɛd smˈaɪlɪŋli tə ðə pɹˈaɪɚɹ ʌv sənt. æn dɹˈuːz, sˈɪns aɪ dɹˈɛst maɪ ˈoʊn hˈɛɹ.aɪ ˈɔfɚd hˌɪm ðə wˈʌnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈɪfti fˈɔːɹ hˈænz ʌv ˈaɪslənd. blˈæk bˈændɪdʒ ; biː dᵻklˈaɪnd ɪt skˈɔːɹnfəli, bˌʌt wɪðˌaʊt ʃˈoʊɪŋ ˌɛni kəntˈɛmpt fɔːɹ mˌiː. maɪ fɹˈɛnd,sˈɛd hiː, ðɪs ɪz pɚhˈæps ðə fˈɜːst tˈaɪm ˌɔn ɹˈɛkɚd, ðætðə spˈeɪs əvə fjˈuː fˈiːt ˈɛvɚ hˈɛld ðə tˈuː ˈɑːfɪsɚz ɹˌɛpɹᵻzˈɛntɪŋ ðɪ ˈɛks tɹˈiːmz ʌvðə lˈɔː, — ðə tʃˈænsɛlɚ ænd ðɪ ˌɛksɪkjˈuːʃənɚ