text_original: His father lived but. a few months, and died on the second anni  versary of our marriage. He lies buried in the ground he donated as " God's acre," with only this inscription at his head: "John Swisshelm, aged 86." ITo sign Habitations of Hoerid Cbuelty. 51 that he was one of the world's heroes — yet, when our revolution broke out, his parents had but two children. The oldest enlisted and was killed, when John caught up his rifle, took his place, and kept it until the close of the war.
text_transcription: HIS FATHER LIVED BUT A FEW MONTHS AND DIED ON THE SECOND ANNIVERSARY OF OUR MARRIAGE HE LIES BURIED IN THE GROUND HE DONATED AS GOD'S ACRE WITH ONLY THIS INSCRIPTION AT HIS HEAD JOHN SWISS HELM AGED EIGHTY SIX NO SIGN THAT HE WAS ONE OF THE WORLD'S HEROES YET WHEN OUR REVOLUTION BROKE OUT HIS PARENTS HAD BUT TWO CHILDREN THE OLDEST ENLISTED AND WAS KILLED WHEN JOHN CAUGHT UP HIS RIFLE TOOK HIS PLACE AND KEPT IT UNTIL THE CLOSE OF THE WAR
phonemes: hɪz fˈɑːðɚ lˈɪvd bˌʌt. ɐ fjˈuː mˈʌnθs, ænd dˈaɪd ɔnðə sˈɛkənd ˈæni vˈɜːsɚɹi ʌv ˌaʊɚ mˈæɹɪdʒ. hiː lˈaɪz bˈɛɹid ɪnðə ɡɹˈaʊnd hiː doʊnˈeɪɾᵻd æz " ɡˈɑːdz ˈeɪkɚ," wɪð ˈoʊnli ðɪs ɪnskɹˈɪpʃən æt hɪz hˈɛd: "dʒˈɑːn swˈɪsʃɛlm, ˈeɪdʒd ˈeɪɾi sˈɪks." ˈiːɾoʊ sˈaɪn hˌæbɪtˈeɪʃənz ʌv hˈoʊɚɹˌɪd sˈiːbjˈuːəlti. fˈɪfti wˈʌn ðæt hiː wʌz wˈʌn ʌvðə wˈɜːldz hˈiəɹoʊz — jˈɛt, wˌɛn ˌaʊɚ ɹˌɛvəlˈuːʃən bɹˈoʊk ˈaʊt, hɪz pˈɛɹənts hæd bˌʌt tˈuː tʃˈɪldɹən. ðɪ ˈoʊldɪst ɛnlˈɪstᵻd ænd wʌz kˈɪld, wˌɛn dʒˈɑːn kˈɔːt ˌʌp hɪz ɹˈaɪfəl, tˈʊk hɪz plˈeɪs, ænd kˈɛpt ɪɾ ʌntˈɪl ðə klˈoʊs ʌvðə wˈɔːɹ.