text_original: So I continued my connec  106 Half a Century. tion with the Journal until I met James McMasters, a prominent abolitionist, who said sorrowfully: "Well, the last number of the Albatross will be issued on Thursday."
text_transcription: SO I CONTINUED MY CONNECTION WITH THE JOURNAL UNTIL I MET JAMES MC MASTERS A PROMINENT ABOLITIONIST WHO SAID SORROWFULLY WELL THE LAST NUMBER OF THE ALBATROSS WILL BE ISSUED ON THURSDAY
phonemes: sˌoʊ aɪ kəntˈɪnjuːd maɪ kənˈɛk wˈʌnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪks hˈæf ɐ sˈɛntʃɚɹi. tɪˈɑːn wɪððə dʒˈɜːnəl ʌntˈɪl aɪ mˈɛt dʒˈeɪmz mək mˈæstɚz, ɐ pɹˈɑːmɪnənt ˌæbəlˈɪʃənˌɪst, hˌuː sˈɛd sˈɑːɹoʊfəli: "wˈɛl, ðə lˈæst nˈʌmbɚɹ ʌvðɪ ˈælbɐtɹˌɔs wɪl biː ˈɪʃuːd ˌɔn θˈɜːzdeɪ."