text_original: The danger was imminent, the crisis alarming, and the excitement very great, I longed to be in "Washington, so I wrote to Horace Greeley, who answered that he would pay me five dollars a column for letters.
text_transcription: THE DANGER WAS IMMINENT THE CRISIS ALARMING AND THE EXCITEMENT VERY GREAT I LONGED TO BE IN WASHINGTON SO I WROTE TO HORACE GREELEY WHO ANSWERED THAT HE WOULD PAY ME FIVE DOLLARS A COLUMN FOR LETTERS
phonemes: ðə dˈeɪndʒɚ wʌz ˈɪmɪnənt, ðə kɹˈaɪsɪs ɐlˈɑːɹmɪŋ, ænd ðɪ ɛksˈaɪtmənt vˈɛɹi ɡɹˈeɪt, aɪ lˈɔŋd təbi ˈɪn "wˈɑːʃɪŋtən, sˌoʊ aɪ ɹˈoʊt tə hˈɔːɹəs ɡɹˈiːli, hˌuː ˈænsɚd ðæt hiː wʊd pˈeɪ mˌiː fˈaɪv dˈɑːlɚz ɐ kˈɑːlʌm fɔːɹ lˈɛɾɚz.