text_original: I had commenced arrangements with workmen, when Harry said to me: " Sis, Elizabeth and I have talked this matter over, and if you persist, we will take out a writ of lunacy. There is not a man in this territory who would not say on oath, that you are insane to think of going where the bears would eat you if the Indians did not kill you. The Minnesota Dictatoe. 171 The troops are ordered away from the forts; you'll get frontier life enough with us, for we are going to have music with the Indians."
text_transcription: I HAD COMMENCED ARRANGEMENTS WITH WORKMEN WHEN HARRY SAID TO ME SIS ELIZABETH AND I HAVE TALKED THIS MATTER OVER AND IF YOU PERSIST WE WILL TAKE OUT A RID OF LUNACY THERE IS NOT A MAN IN THIS TERRITORY WHO WOULD NOT SAY ON OATH THAT YOU ARE INSANE TO THINK OF GOING WHERE THE BEARS WOULD EAT YOU IF THE INDIANS DID NOT KILL YOU THE TROOPS ARE ORDERED AWAY FROM THE FORTS YOU'LL GET FRONTIER LIFE ENOUGH WITH US FOR WE ARE GOING TO HAVE MUSIC WITH THE INDIANS
phonemes: aɪ hæd kəmˈɛnst ɚɹˈeɪndʒmənts wɪð wˈɜːkmɛn, wˌɛn hˈæɹi sˈɛd tə mˌiː: " sˈɪs, ᵻlˈɪzəbəθ ænd aɪ hæv tˈɔːkt ðɪs mˈæɾɚɹ ˈoʊvɚ, ænd ɪf juː pɚsˈɪst, wiː wɪl tˈeɪk ˈaʊt ɐ ɹˈɪt ʌv lˈuːnəsi. ðɛɹ ɪz nˌɑːɾə mˈæn ɪn ðɪs tˈɛɹɪtˌɔːɹi hˌuː wʊd nˌɑːt sˈeɪ ˌɔn ˈoʊθ, ðæt juː ɑːɹ ɪnsˈeɪn tə θˈɪŋk ʌv ɡˌoʊɪŋ wˌɛɹ ðə bˈɛɹz wʊd ˈiːt juː ɪf ðɪ ˈɪndiənz dɪdnˌɑːt kˈɪl juː. ðə mˌɪnɪsˈoʊɾə dɪktˈæɾoʊ. wˈʌnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti wˈʌn ðə tɹˈuːps ɑːɹ ˈɔːɹdɚd ɐwˈeɪ fɹʌmðə fˈɔːɹts; juːl ɡɛt fɹʌntˈɪɹ lˈaɪf ɪnˈʌf wɪð ˌʌs, fɔːɹ wiː ɑːɹ ɡˌoʊɪŋ tə hæv mjˈuːzɪk wɪððɪ ˈɪndiənz."