text_original: He thought I would return; enlarged and improved the house, wrote and waited for us ; could make no deed without my signature; I would sign none, and after three years he got a divorce for desertion. In '70 he married again, and I having, voluntarily, assumed the legal guilt of breaking my marriage contract, do cheerfully accept the legal penalty— a life of celibacy — bringing no charge against him who was my husband, save that he was not much better than the average man.
text_transcription: HE THOUGHT I WOULD RETURN ENLARGED AND IMPROVED THE HOUSE WROTE AND WAITED FOR US COULD MAKE NO DEED WITHOUT MY SIGNATURE I WOULD SIGN NONE AND AFTER THREE YEARS HE GOT A DIVORCE FOR DESERTION IN SEVENTY HE MARRIED AGAIN AND I HAVING VOLUNTARILY ASSUMED THE LEGAL GUILT OF BREAKING MY MARRIAGE CONTRACT DO CHEERFULLY ACCEPT THE LEGAL PENALTY A LIFE OF CELIBACY BRINGING NO CHARGE AGAINST HIM WHO WAS MY HUSBAND SAVE THAT HE WAS NOT MUCH BETTER THAN THE AVERAGE MAN
phonemes: hiː θˈɔːt aɪ wʊd ɹᵻtˈɜːn; ɛnlˈɑːɹdʒd ænd ɪmpɹˈuːvd ðə hˈaʊs, ɹˈoʊt ænd wˈeɪɾᵻd fɔːɹ ˌʌs ; kʊd mˌeɪk nˈoʊ dˈiːd wɪðˌaʊt maɪ sˈɪɡnɪtʃɚ; aɪ wʊd sˈaɪn nˈʌn, ænd ˈæftɚ θɹˈiː jˈɪɹz hiː ɡɑːt ɐ dᵻvˈɔːɹs fɔːɹ dɪzˈɜːʃən. ɪn sˈɛvənti hiː mˈæɹid ɐɡˈɛn, ænd aɪ hˈævɪŋ, vˌɑːləntˈɛɹᵻli, ɐsˈuːmd ðə lˈiːɡəl ɡˈɪlt ʌv bɹˈeɪkɪŋ maɪ mˈæɹɪdʒ kˈɑːntɹækt, dˈuː tʃˈɪɹfəli ɐksˈɛpt ðə lˈiːɡəl pˈɛnəlɾi— ɐ lˈaɪf ʌv sˈɛlɪbəsi — bɹˈɪŋɪŋ nˈoʊ tʃˈɑːɹdʒ ɐɡˈɛnst hˌɪm hˌuː wʌz maɪ hˈʌsbənd, sˈeɪv ðæt hiː wʌz nˌɑːt mˈʌtʃ bˈɛɾɚ ðɐn ðɪ ˈævɹɪdʒ mˈæn.