text_original: When he first adjusted this pigtail on himself, his costumer cried out that he looked like a Chinaman. This was downright stupidity and was hardly worthy of her perception; but ladies cannot be expected to recognize a pirate so instinctively as we rougher men.
text_transcription: WHEN HE FIRST ADJUSTED THIS PIG TAIL ON HIMSELF HIS COSTUMER CRIED OUT THAT HE LOOKED LIKE A CHINAMAN THIS WAS DOWNRIGHT STUPIDITY AND WAS HARDLY WORTHY OF HER PERCEPTION BUT LADIES CANNOT BE EXPECTED TO RECOGNIZE A PIRATE SO INSTINCTIVELY AS WE ROUGHER MEN
phonemes: wˌɛn hiː fˈɜːst ɐdʒˈʌstᵻd ðɪs pˈɪɡteɪl ˌɔn hɪmsˈɛlf, hɪz kˈɔstuːmɚ kɹˈaɪd ˈaʊt ðæt hiː lˈʊkt lˈaɪk ɐ tʃˈaɪnæmən. ðɪs wʌz dˈaʊnɹaɪt stuːpˈɪdᵻɾi ænd wʌz hˈɑːɹdli wˈɜːði ʌv hɜː pɚsˈɛpʃən; bˌʌt lˈeɪdiz kænˈɑːt biː ɛkspˈɛktᵻd tə ɹˈɛkəɡnˌaɪz ɐ pˈaɪɹət sˌoʊ ɪnstˈɪŋktɪvli æz wiː ɹˈʌfɚ mˈɛn.