text_original: iN'oTHma was more needed in the bad ward, than an antidote for homesickness, and, to furnish tliis, I used nij talking talent to the utmost, but no subject was so interesting as myself. I was the mystery of the hour. Charlie was commissioned to make discov  eries, and the second day came, with a long face, and said: "Do you know what they say about you?" " ITo in deed! and suspect I should never guess." " "Well, they say you 're an old maid!"
text_transcription: NOTHING WAS MORE NEEDED IN THE BAD WARD THAN AN ANTIDOTE FOR HOMESICKNESS AND TO FURNISH THIS I USED MY TALKING TALENT TO THE UTMOST BUT NO SUBJECT WAS SO INTERESTING AS MYSELF I WAS THE MYSTERY OF THE HOUR CHARLEY WAS COMMISSIONED TO MAKE DISCOVERIES AND THE SECOND DAY CAME WITH A LONG FACE AND SAID DO YOU KNOW WHAT THEY SAY ABOUT YOU NO INDEED AND SUSPECT I SHOULD NEVER GUESS WELL THEY SAY YOU ARE AN OLD MAID
phonemes: ˈaɪ ˈɛnˈoʊ tˈiː ˌeɪtʃˌɛmˈeɪ wʌz mˈɔːɹ nˈiːdᵻd ɪnðə bˈæd wˈɔːɹd, ðˌænən ˈæntɪdˌoʊt fɔːɹ hˈoʊmsɪknəs, ænd, tə fˈɜːnɪʃ tˈiːlˈɪaɪz, aɪ jˈuːzd nˈɪdʒ tˈɔːkɪŋ tˈælənt tə ðɪ ˈʌtmoʊst, bˌʌt nˈoʊ sˈʌbdʒɛkt wʌz sˌoʊ ˈɪntɹɛstɪŋ æz maɪsˈɛlf. aɪ wʌzðə mˈɪstɚɹi ʌvðɪ ˈaʊɚ. tʃˈɑːɹli wʌz kəmˈɪʃənd tə mˌeɪk dɪskˈɑːv ˈɜːɹiz, ænd ðə sˈɛkənd dˈeɪ kˈeɪm, wɪð ɐ lˈɔŋ fˈeɪs, ænd sˈɛd: "dˈuː juː nˈoʊ wʌt ðeɪ sˈeɪ ɐbˈaʊt juː?" " ˈiːɾoʊ ɪn dˈiːd! ænd sˈʌspɛkt aɪ ʃˌʊd nˈɛvɚ ɡˈɛs." " "wˈɛl, ðeɪ sˈeɪ juː ɹˌiː ɐn ˈoʊld mˈeɪd!"