text_original: The first Governor of Alsace Lorraine after that country had been given a regular regime had been General Manteuffel. A gentleman of the and Hohen  old school, with scarcely anything of loheln Al  Germanic stiffness, the choice, which was due to William himself, might be looked upon as a happy one.
text_transcription: THE FIRST GOVERNOR OF ALSACE LORAINE AFTER THAT COUNTRY HAD BEEN MADE A REGULAR REGIME HAD BEEN GENERAL MONT TEUFEL A GENTLEMAN OF THE OLD SCHOOL WITH SCARCELY ANYTHING OF GERMANIC STIFFNESS THE CHOICE WHICH WAS DUE TO WILLIAM HIMSELF MIGHT BE LOOKED UPON AS A HAPPY ONE
phonemes: ðə fˈɜːst ɡˈʌvɚnɚɹ ʌv ˈælseɪs ləɹˈeɪn ˈæftɚ ðæt kˈʌntɹi hɐdbɪn ɡˈɪvən ɐ ɹˈɛɡjʊlɚ ɹeɪʒˈiːm hɐdbɪn dʒˈɛnɚɹəl mˈæntjuːfəl. ɐ dʒˈɛntəlmən ʌvðə ænd hˈoʊhən ˈoʊld skˈuːl, wɪð skˈɛɹsli ˈɛnɪθˌɪŋ ʌv lˈoʊhɛln ˈæl dʒɜːmˈænɪk stˈɪfnəs, ðə tʃˈɔɪs, wˌɪtʃ wʌz dˈuː tə wˈɪljəm hɪmsˈɛlf, mˌaɪt biː lˈʊkt əpˌɑːn æz ɐ hˈæpi wˌʌn.