text_original: Had the proposal been made directly to me, I should have accepted at once, but it was made through my brother in law, William Swisshelm, who had been clerk and business manager of the Visiter for eighteen months. He advised me not to accept; said the paper was netting fifteen hundred a year, and that if I would retain my interest he would purchase Mr. Kiddle's, get type, have all the work done in a separate estab  lishment, and make it a decided success.
text_transcription: HAD THE PROPOSAL BEEN MADE DIRECTLY TO ME I SHOULD HAVE ACCEPTED IT ONCE BUT IT WAS MADE THROUGH MY BROTHER IN LAW WILLIAM SWISS HELM WHO HAD BEEN CLERK AND BUSINESS MANAGER OF THE VISITOR FOR EIGHTEEN MONTHS HE ADVISED ME NOT TO ACCEPT AND SAID THE PAPER WAS NETTING FIFTEEN HUNDRED A YEAR AND THAT IF I WOULD RETAIN MY INTEREST HE WOULD PURCHASE MISTER RIDDLE'S GET TYPE HAVE ALL THE WORK DONE IN A SEPARATE ESTABLISHMENT AND MAKE IT A DECIDED SUCCESS
phonemes: hæd ðə pɹəpˈoʊzəl bˌɪn mˌeɪd dᵻɹˈɛktli tə mˌiː, aɪ ʃˌʊdəv ɐksˈɛptᵻd ɐtwˈʌns, bˌʌt ɪt wʌz mˌeɪd θɹuː maɪ bɹˈʌðɚɹ ɪn lˈɔː, wˈɪljəm swˈɪsʃɛlm, hˌuː hɐdbɪn klˈɜːk ænd bˈɪznəs mˈænɪdʒɚɹ ʌvðə vˈɪzɪɾɚ fɔːɹ ˈeɪtiːn mˈʌnθs. hiː ɐdvˈaɪzd mˌiː nˌɑːt tʊ ɐksˈɛpt; sˈɛd ðə pˈeɪpɚ wʌz nˈɛɾɪŋ fˈɪftiːn hˈʌndɹɪd ɐ jˈɪɹ, ænd ðæt ɪf aɪ wʊd ɹᵻtˈeɪn maɪ ˈɪntɹɛst hiː wʊd pˈɜːtʃɪs mˈɪstɚ. kˈɪdəlz, ɡɛt tˈaɪp, hæv ˈɔːl ðə wˈɜːk dˈʌn ɪn ɐ sˈɛpɹət ɪstˈæb lˈɪʃmənt, ænd mˌeɪk ɪɾ ɐ dᵻsˈaɪdᵻd səksˈɛs.