text_original: The delay, however, saved their lives. The messenger who aroused the people of St. Cloud in the small hours was traveling post after this Dole commission, for whose safety there was much anxiety, but none for St. Cloud, since the In  dians would not attack us while there were two com  panies of soldiers in town.
text_transcription: THE DELAY HOWEVER SAVED THEIR LIVES THE MESSENGER WHO AROUSED THE PEOPLE OF SAINT CLOUD IN THE SMALL HOURS WAS TRAVELING POST AFTER THIS DOLE COMMISSION FOR WHOSE SAFETY THERE WAS MUCH ANXIETY BUT NONE FOR SAINT CLOUD SINCE THE INDIANS WOULD NOT ATTACK US WHILE THERE WERE TWO COMPANIES OF SOLDIERS IN TOWN
phonemes: ðə dᵻlˈeɪ, haʊˈɛvɚ, sˈeɪvd ðɛɹ lˈaɪvz. ðə mˈɛsɪndʒɚ hˌuː ɚɹˈaʊzd ðə pˈiːpəl ʌv sənt. klˈaʊd ɪnðə smˈɔːl ˈaʊɚz wʌz tɹˈævəlɪŋ pˈoʊst ˈæftɚ ðɪs dˈoʊl kəmˈɪʃən, fɔːɹ hˌuːz sˈeɪfti ðɛɹwˌʌz mˈʌtʃ æŋzˈaɪəɾi, bˌʌt nˈʌn fɔːɹ sənt. klˈaʊd, sˈɪns ðɪ ɪn daɪˈænz wʊd nˌɑːt ɐtˈæk ˌʌs wˌaɪl ðɛɹwˌɜː tˈuː kˈɑːm pˈeɪniz ʌv sˈoʊldʒɚz ɪn tˈaʊn.