text_original: After my own narrow escape I protested so strongly against keeping him, that my husband consented to sell him to a me  nagerie; but those which came were supplied with panthers, and, although he was a splendid specimen, full nine feet long, no sale was found for him.
text_transcription: AFTER MY OWN NARROW ESCAPE I PROTESTED SO STRONGLY AGAINST KEEPING HIM THAT MY HUSBAND CONSENTED TO SELL HIM TO A MENAGERIE BUT THOSE WHICH CAME WERE SUPPLIED WITH PANTHERS AND ALTHOUGH HE WAS A SPLENDID SPECIMEN FULL NINE FEET LONG NO SAIL WAS FOUND FOR HIM
phonemes: ˈæftɚ maɪ ˈoʊn nˈæɹoʊ ɛskˈeɪp aɪ pɹətˈɛstᵻd sˌoʊ stɹˈɔŋli ɐɡˈɛnst kˈiːpɪŋ hˌɪm, ðæt maɪ hˈʌsbənd kənsˈɛntᵻd tə sˈɛl hˌɪm tʊ ɐ mˌiː nˈædʒɚɹi; bˌʌt ðoʊz wˌɪtʃ kˈeɪm wɜː səplˈaɪd wɪð pˈænθɚz, ænd, ɔːlðˈoʊ hiː wʌzɐ splˈɛndɪd spˈɛsɪmən, fˈʊl nˈaɪn fˈiːt lˈɔŋ, nˈoʊ sˈeɪl wʌz fˈaʊnd fɔːɹ hˌɪm.