text_original: 236 Half a Centuet. My friends wislied me to attend a Presidential re  ception ; but it was useless to see Mr. Lincoln on the business which brought me to "Washington, and I did not care to see him on any other. He had proved an obstructionist instead of an abolitionist, and I felc no respect for him ; while his wife was every where spoken of as a Southern woman with Southern sympathies — a conspirator against the Union.
text_transcription: MY FRIENDS WISHED ME TO ATTEND A PRESIDENTIAL RECEPTION BUT IT WAS USELESS TO SEE MISTER LINCOLN ON THE BUSINESS WHICH BROUGHT ME TO WASHINGTON AND I DID NOT CARE TO SEE HIM ON ANY OTHER HE HAD PROVED AN OBSTRUCTIONIST INSTEAD OF AN ABOLITIONIST AND I FELT NO RESPECT FOR HIM WHILE HIS WIFE WAS EVERYWHERE SPOKEN OF AS A SOUTHERN WOMAN WITH SOUTHERN SYMPATHIES A CONSPIRATOR AGAINST THE UNION
phonemes: tˈuːhˈʌndɹɪd θˈɜːɾi sˈɪks hˈæf ɐ sˈɛntuːt. maɪ fɹˈɛndz wˈɪslid mˌiː tʊ ɐtˈɛnd ɐ pɹˌɛzɪdˈɛnʃəl ɹˌiː sˈɛpʃən ; bˌʌt ɪt wʌz jˈuːsləs tə sˈiː mˈɪstɚ. lˈɪŋkən ɔnðə bˈɪznəs wˌɪtʃ bɹˈɔːt mˌiː tuː "wˈɑːʃɪŋtən, ænd aɪ dɪdnˌɑːt kˈɛɹ tə sˈiː hˌɪm ˌɔn ˌɛni ˈʌðɚ. hiː hæd pɹˈuːvd ɐn əbstɹˈʌkʃənˌɪst ɪnstˈɛd əvən ˌæbəlˈɪʃənˌɪst, ænd aɪ fˈɛlk nˈoʊ ɹᵻspˈɛkt fɔːɹ hˌɪm ; wˌaɪl hɪz wˈaɪf wʌz ˈɛvɹi wˌɛɹ spˈoʊkən ʌv æz ɐ sˈʌðɚn wˈʊmən wɪð sˈʌðɚn sˈɪmpəθiz — ɐ kənspˈɪɹəɾɚɹ ɐɡˈɛnst ðə jˈuːniən.