text_original: The father was an old citizen, highly respected, and so great contempt and indignation was felt, that at the vendue no one would bid against him, so the husband's father came forward and ran up the price of the articles. When her riding dress, hat and wliip were held up, there was a general cry of shame. The incident came just in time for my purpose, so I turned every man's scorn against himself, said to them: "Gentlemen, these are your laws!
text_transcription: THE FATHER WAS AN OLD CITIZEN HIGHLY RESPECTED AND SO GREAT CONTEMPT AND INDIGNATION WAS FELT THAT AT THE VENDUS NO ONE WOULD BID AGAINST HIM SO THE HUSBAND'S FATHER CAME FORWARD AND RAN UP THE PRICE OF THE ARTICLES WHEN HER RIDING DRESS HAT AND WHIP WERE HELD UP THERE WAS A GENERAL CRY OF SHAME THE INCIDENT CAME JUST IN TIME FOR MY PURPOSE SO I TURNED EVERY MAN SCORN AGAINST HIMSELF SAID TO THEM GENTLEMEN THESE ARE YOUR LAWS
phonemes: ðə fˈɑːðɚ wʌz ɐn ˈoʊld sˈɪɾɪzən, hˈaɪli ɹᵻspˈɛktᵻd, ænd sˌoʊ ɡɹˈeɪt kəntˈɛmpt ænd ɪndɪɡnˈeɪʃən wʌz fˈɛlt, ðæt æt ðə vˈɛnduː nˈoʊwˈʌn wʊd bˈɪd ɐɡˈɛnst hˌɪm, sˌoʊ ðə hˈʌsbəndz fˈɑːðɚ kˈeɪm fˈɔːɹwɚd ænd ɹˈæn ˌʌp ðə pɹˈaɪs ʌvðɪ ˈɑːɹɾɪkəlz. wˌɛn hɜː ɹˈaɪdɪŋ dɹˈɛs, hˈæt ænd dˈʌbəljˌuːlˈɪɪp wɜː hˈɛld ˈʌp, ðɛɹwˌʌz ɐ dʒˈɛnɚɹəl kɹˈaɪ ʌv ʃˈeɪm. ðɪ ˈɪnsɪdənt kˈeɪm dʒˈʌst ɪn tˈaɪm fɔːɹ maɪ pˈɜːpəs, sˌoʊ aɪ tˈɜːnd ˈɛvɹi mˈænz skˈɔːɹn ɐɡˈɛnst hɪmsˈɛlf, sˈɛd tə ðˌɛm: "dʒˈɛntəlmən, ðiːz ɑːɹ jʊɹ lˈɔːz!