text_original: Some thought I dressed in that way to be odd, but it was all I could afibrd. The Quarter Master General had canceled my ap  pointment, because I had not reported for duty, but Secretary Stanton reinstated me, and I went to work 296 Half a Century. on tlie largest salary I had ever received — fifty dollars a month.
text_transcription: SOME THOUGHT I DRESSED IN THAT WAY TO BE ODD BUT IT WAS ALL I COULD AFFORD THE QUARTERMASTER GENERAL HAD CANCELLED MY APPOINTMENT BECAUSE I HAD NOT REPORTED FOR DUTY BUT SECRETARY STANTON REINSTATED ME AND I WENT TO WORK ON THE LARGEST SALARY I HAD EVER RECEIVED FIFTY DOLLARS A MONTH
phonemes: sˌʌm θˈɔːt aɪ dɹˈɛst ɪn ðæt wˈeɪ təbi ˈɑːd, bˌʌt ɪt wʌz ˈɔːl aɪ kʊd ɐfˈɪbəd. ðə kwˈɔːɹɾɚ mˈæstɚ dʒˈɛnɚɹəl hæd kˈænsəld maɪ ˈæp pˈɔɪntmənt, bɪkˈʌz aɪ hæd nˌɑːt ɹᵻpˈɔːɹɾᵻd fɔːɹ dˈuːɾi, bˌʌt sˈɛkɹətɹi stˈæntən ɹˌiːɪnstˈeɪɾᵻd mˌiː, ænd aɪ wɛnt tə wˈɜːk tˈuːhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti sˈɪks hˈæf ɐ sˈɛntʃɚɹi. ˌɔn tˈiːlˈaɪ lˈɑːɹdʒɪst sˈælɚɹi aɪ hæd ˈɛvɚ ɹᵻsˈiːvd — fˈɪfti dˈɑːlɚz ɐ mˈʌnθ.