text_original: Had the proposal been made directly to me, I should have accepted at once, but it was made through my brother in law, William Swisshelm, who had been clerk and business manager of the Visiter for eighteen months.
text_transcription: HAD THE PROPOSAL BEEN MADE DIRECTLY TO ME I SHOULD HAVE ACCEPTED IT ONCE BUT IT WAS MADE THROUGH MY BROTHER IN LAW WILLIAM SWISS HELM WHO HAD BEEN CLERK AND BUSINESS MANAGER OF THE VISITOR FOR EIGHTEEN MONTHS
phonemes: hæd ðə pɹəpˈoʊzəl bˌɪn mˌeɪd dᵻɹˈɛktli tə mˌiː, aɪ ʃˌʊdəv ɐksˈɛptᵻd ɐtwˈʌns, bˌʌt ɪt wʌz mˌeɪd θɹuː maɪ bɹˈʌðɚɹ ɪn lˈɔː, wˈɪljəm swˈɪsʃɛlm, hˌuː hɐdbɪn klˈɜːk ænd bˈɪznəs mˈænɪdʒɚɹ ʌvðə vˈɪzɪɾɚ fɔːɹ ˈeɪtiːn mˈʌnθs.