text_original: Yes, it was really a bear that I saw about two miles away from Surb, — a white bear. He seemed to be carrying off a man, or rather an animal. But no, it may have been a goat  herd, for goatherds dress in the skins of animals ; how  ever, I was not near enough to tell.
text_transcription: YES IT WAS REALLY A BEAR THAT I SAW ABOUT TWO MILES AWAY FROM SERP A WHITE BEAR HE SEEMED TO BE CARRYING OFF A MAN OR RATHER AN ANIMAL BUT NO IT MAY HAVE BEEN A GOATHERD FOR GOATHERDS DRESS IN THE SKINS OF ANIMALS HOWEVER I WAS NOT NEAR ENOUGH TO TELL
phonemes: jˈɛs, ɪt wʌz ɹˈiəli ɐ bˈɛɹ ðæt aɪ sˈɔː ɐbˌaʊt tˈuː mˈaɪlz ɐwˈeɪ fɹʌm sˈɜːb, — ɐ wˈaɪt bˈɛɹ. hiː sˈiːmd təbi kˈæɹiɪŋ ˈɔf ɐ mˈæn, ɔːɹ ɹˈæðɚɹ ɐn ˈænɪməl. bˌʌt nˈoʊ, ɪt mˌeɪhɐv bˌɪn ɐ ɡˈoʊt hˈɜːd, fɔːɹ ɡˈoʊðɜːdz dɹˈɛs ɪnðə skˈɪnz ʌv ˈænɪməlz ; hˌaʊ ˈɛvɚ, aɪ wʌz nˌɑːt nˌɪɹ ɪnˈʌf tə tˈɛl.