text_original: I learned that none of the shapely hands displayed on the black vests, had ever used other implement of toil than a pistol, bowie knife or slave  whip ; that any other tool w^ould ruin the reputation of the owner of the taper digits ; but they did not lose caste by horse  whipping the old mammys from whose bosoms they had drawn life in infancy. Our boarding house was on Walnut street, one block west of the theatre, and looked toward the river.
text_transcription: I LEARNED THAT NONE OF THE SHAPELY HANDS DISPLAYED ON THE BLACK VESTS HAD EVER USED OTHER IMPLEMENT OF TOIL THAN A PISTOL BUOY KNIFE OR SLAVE WHIP THAT ANY OTHER TOOL WOULD RUIN THE REPUTATION OF THE OWNER OF THE TAPER DIGITS BUT THEY DID NOT LOSE CASTE BY HORSE WHIPPING THE OLD MAMMIES FROM WHOSE BOSOMS THEY HAD DRAWN LIFE IN INFANCY OUR BOARDING HOUSE WAS ON WALNUT STREET ONE BLOCK WEST OF THE THEATRE AND LOOKED TOWARD THE RIVER
phonemes: aɪ lˈɜːnd ðæt nˈʌn ʌvðə ʃˈeɪpli hˈændz dɪsplˈeɪd ɔnðə blˈæk vˈɛsts, hæd ˈɛvɚ jˈuːzd ˈʌðɚɹ ˈɪmplɪmənt ʌv tˈɔɪl ðˌænə pˈɪstəl, bˈoʊi nˈaɪf ɔːɹ slˈeɪv wˈɪp ; ðæt ˌɛni ˈʌðɚ tˈuːl dˈʌbəljˌuː ˈʊd ɹˈuːɪn ðə ɹˌɛpjuːtˈeɪʃən ʌvðɪ ˈoʊnɚɹ ʌvðə tˈeɪpɚ dˈɪdʒɪts ; bˌʌt ðeɪ dɪdnˌɑːt lˈuːz kˈæst baɪ hˈɔːɹs wˈɪpɪŋ ðɪ ˈoʊld mˈæmɪz fɹʌm hˌuːz bˈʊzəmz ðeɪ hæd dɹˈɔːn lˈaɪf ɪn ˈɪnfənsi. ˌaʊɚ bˈɔːɹdɪŋ hˈaʊs wʌz ˌɔn wˈɔːlnʌt stɹˈiːt, wˈʌn blˈɑːk wˈɛst ʌvðə θˈiəɾɚ, ænd lˈʊkt təwˈɔːɹd ðə ɹˈɪvɚ.