text_original: For some time letters came regularly from him, and he was happy and prosperous. Then they ceased, and after two years of agonizing suspense, we heard that he had died of yellow fever in 'New Orleans. To us, this was dreadful, irreparable, and was wholly due to that iron bedstead piety which permits no natural growth, but sets down all human loves and longings as of Satanic origin.
text_transcription: FOR SOME TIME LETTERS CAME REGULARLY FROM HIM AND HE WAS HAPPY AND PROSPEROUS THEN THEY CEASED AND AFTER TWO YEARS OF AGONIZING SUSPENSE WE LEARNED THAT HE HAD DIED OF YELLOW FEVER IN NEW ORLEANS TO US THIS WAS DREADFUL IRREPARABLE AND WAS WHOLLY DUE TO THAT IRON BEDSTEAD PIETY WHICH PERMITS NO NATURAL GROWTH BUT SETS DOWN ALL HUMAN LOVES AND LONGINGS AS OF SATANIC ORIGIN
phonemes: fɔːɹ sˌʌm tˈaɪm lˈɛɾɚz kˈeɪm ɹˈɛɡjʊlɚli fɹʌm hˌɪm, ænd hiː wʌz hˈæpi ænd pɹˈɑːspɚɹəs. ðˈɛn ðeɪ sˈiːst, ænd ˈæftɚ tˈuː jˈɪɹz ʌv ˈæɡənˌaɪzɪŋ səspˈɛns, wiː hˈɜːd ðæt hiː hæd dˈaɪd ʌv jˈɛloʊ fˈiːvɚɹ ɪn nˈuː ˈɔːɹliənz. tʊ ˌʌs, ðɪs wʌz dɹˈɛdfəl, ɪɹˈɛpɚɹəbəl, ænd wʌz hˈoʊli dˈuː tə ðæt ˈaɪɚn bˈɛdstɛd pˈaɪəɾi wˌɪtʃ pɚmˈɪts nˈoʊ nˈætʃɚɹəl ɡɹˈoʊθ, bˌʌt sˈɛts dˌaʊn ˈɔːl hjˈuːmən lˈʌvz ænd lˈɔŋɪŋz æz ʌv sɐtˈænɪk ˈɔːɹɪdʒˌɪn.