text_original: Wenzel succeeded ^''^^Jjtm ^ his father when only eighteen years of age and possessed of very little strength of character. He was a sort of spoilt child ; pleasant in appearance, affable and attrac  tive in manner, but with no idea of either hard work or self control.
text_transcription: VENSEL SUCCEEDED HIS FATHER WHEN ONLY EIGHTEEN YEARS OF AGE AND POSSESSED OF VERY LITTLE STRENGTH OF CHARACTER HE WAS A SORT OF SPOILT CHILD PLEASANT IN APPEARANCE AFFABLE AND ATTRACTIVE IN MANNER BUT WITH NO IDEA OF EITHER HARD WORK OR SELF CONTROL
phonemes: wˈɛnzəl səksˈiːdᵻd dʒˌeɪdʒˌeɪtˌiːˈɛm hɪz fˈɑːðɚ wɛn ˈoʊnli ˈeɪtiːn jˈɪɹz ʌv ˈeɪdʒ ænd pəzˈɛst ʌv vˈɛɹi lˈɪɾəl stɹˈɛŋθ ʌv kˈæɹɪktɚ. hiː wʌzɐ sˈɔːɹt ʌv spˈɔɪlt tʃˈaɪld ; plˈɛzənt ɪn ɐpˈɪɹəns, ˈæfəbəl ænd ɐtɹˈæk tˈaɪv ɪn mˈænɚ, bˌʌt wɪð nˈoʊ aɪdˈiə ʌv ˈiːðɚ hˈɑːɹd wˈɜːk ɔːɹ sˈɛlf kəntɹˈoʊl.