text_original: Soon after we returned to the city, sister Mary died of consumption, and father's health began to fail. I have preserved the spinning wheel on which motlier converted flax yarn into thread, which she sold to aid in the support of the family, but soon the entire bur  den fell on her, for father's illness developed into con  sumption, from which he died in March, 18S3. In spite of all the testamentary precautions he could 20 Half a Centuey.
text_transcription: SOON AFTER WE RETURNED TO THE CITY SISTER MARY DIED OF CONSUMPTION AND FATHER'S HEALTH BEGAN TO FAIL I HAVE PRESERVED THE SPINNING WHEEL ON WHICH MOTHER CONVERTED FLAX YARN INTO THREAD WHICH SHE SOLD TO AID IN THE SUPPORT OF THE FAMILY BUT SOON THE ENTIRE BURDEN FELL ON HER FOR FATHER'S ILLNESS DEVELOPED INTO CONSUMPTION FROM WHICH HE DIED IN MARCH EIGHTEEN TWENTY THREE IN SPITE OF ALL THE TESTAMENTARY PRECAUTIONS HE COULD
phonemes: sˈuːn ˈæftɚ wiː ɹᵻtˈɜːnd tə ðə sˈɪɾi, sˈɪstɚ mˈɛɹi dˈaɪd ʌv kənsˈʌmpʃən, ænd fˈɑːðɚz hˈɛlθ bɪɡˈæn tə fˈeɪl. aɪ hæv pɹɪzˈɜːvd ðə spˈɪnɪŋ wˈiːl ˌɔn wˌɪtʃ mˈɑːtliɚ kənvˈɜːɾᵻd flˈæks jˈɑːɹn ˌɪntʊ θɹˈɛd, wˌɪtʃ ʃiː sˈoʊld tʊ ˈeɪd ɪnðə səpˈɔːɹt ʌvðə fˈæmɪli, bˌʌt sˈuːn ðɪ ɛntˈaɪɚ bˈɜː dˈɛn fˈɛl ˈɔn hɜː, fɔːɹ fˈɑːðɚz ˈɪlnəs dɪvˈɛləpt ˌɪntʊ kˈɑːn sˈʌmpʃən, fɹʌm wˈɪtʃ hiː dˈaɪd ɪn mˈɑːɹtʃ, ˈeɪtiːn z θɹˈiː. ɪn spˈaɪt ʌv ˈɔːl ðə tˌɛstəmˈɛntɚɹi pɹɪkˈɔːʃənz hiː kʊd twˈɛnti hˈæf ɐ sˈɛntuːi.