text_original: It was but a few days after he passed out of my knowledge that news came of the death of Gen. Low  rie. It was the old story, " the great man down," for he died in poverty and neglect, but with his better self in the ascendent.
text_transcription: IT WAS BUT A FEW DAYS AFTER HE PASSED OUT OF MY KNOWLEDGE THAT NEWS CAME OF THE DEATH OF GENERAL LOWRY IT WAS THE OLD STORY THE GREAT MAN DOWN FOR HE DIED IN POVERTY AND NEGLECT BUT WITH HIS BETTER SELF IN THE ASCENDANT
phonemes: ɪt wʌz bˌʌt ɐ fjˈuː dˈeɪz ˈæftɚ hiː pˈæst ˌaʊɾəv maɪ nˈɑːlɪdʒ ðæt nˈuːz kˈeɪm ʌvðə dˈɛθ ʌv dʒˈɛn. lˈoʊ ɹˈiː. ɪt wʌzðɪ ˈoʊld stˈɔːɹi, " ðə ɡɹˈeɪt mˈæn dˈaʊn," fɔːɹ hiː dˈaɪd ɪn pˈɑːvɚɾi ænd nᵻɡlˈɛkt, bˌʌt wɪð hɪz bˈɛɾɚ sˈɛlf ɪnðɪ ɐsˈɛndənt.