text_original: I took the ground that baby would be apt to object, and that in our family the rule would not work, since I could not put a log on the mill carriage, and the wa  144: Half a Century. ter would be inmuing to waste all my day or half day as bread winner.
text_transcription: I TOOK THE GROUND THAT BABY WOULD BE APT TO OBJECT AND THAT IN OUR FAMILY THE RULE WOULD NOT WORK SINCE I COULD NOT PUT A LOG ON THE MILL CARRIAGE AND THE WATER WOULD BE RUNNING TO WASTE ALL MY DAY OR HALF DAY AS BREAD WINTER
phonemes: aɪ tˈʊk ðə ɡɹˈaʊnd ðæt bˈeɪbi wʊd biː ˈæpt tʊ ɑːbdʒˈɛkt, ænd ðæt ɪn ˌaʊɚ fˈæmɪli ðə ɹˈuːl wʊd nˌɑːt wˈɜːk, sˈɪns aɪ kʊd nˌɑːt pˌʊt ɐ lˈɔɡ ɔnðə mˈɪl kˈæɹɪdʒ, ænd ðə wˈɑː wˈʌnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈɔːɹɾi fˈɔːɹ: hˈæf ɐ sˈɛntʃɚɹi. tˈɜː wʊd biː ˈɪnmjuːɪŋ tə wˈeɪst ˈɔːl maɪ dˈeɪ ɔːɹ hˈæf dˈeɪ æz bɹˈɛd wˈɪnɚ.