text_original: Young John Porteous would have nothing to do with the tailor's trade. He was dissipated, he was devil  may care; there was nothing better to be done with him than to ship him abroad into the military service of some foreign State, the facile resource in those days for getting rid of the turbulent and the troublesome. John Porteous went into foreign service; he entered the corps known as the Scotch Dutch, in the pay of the States of Holland, and plied the trade of arms.
text_transcription: YOUNG JOHN PORTDEUS WOULD HAVE NOTHING TO DO WITH THE TAILOR'S TRADE HE WAS DISSIPATED HE WAS DEVIL MAY CARE THERE WAS NOTHING BETTER TO BE DONE WITH HIM THAN TO SHIP HIM ABROAD INTO THE MILITARY SERVICE OF SOME FOREIGN STATE THE FACILE RESOURCE IN THOSE DAYS FOR GETTING RID OF THE TURBULENT AND THE TROUBLESOME JOHN PORTIUS WENT INTO FOREIGN SERVICE HE ENTERED THE CORPS KNOWN AS THE SCOTCH DUTCH IN THE PAY OF THE STATES OF HOLLAND AND PLIED THE TRADE OF ARMS
phonemes: jˈʌŋ dʒˈɑːn pˈɔːɹɾiəs wʊdhɐv nˈʌθɪŋ tə dˈuː wɪððə tˈeɪlɚz tɹˈeɪd. hiː wʌz dˈɪsᵻpˌeɪɾᵻd, hiː wʌz dˈɛvəl mˈeɪ kˈɛɹ; ðɛɹwˌʌz nˈʌθɪŋ bˈɛɾɚ təbi dˈʌn wɪð hˌɪm ðɐn tə ʃˈɪp hˌɪm ɐbɹˈɔːd ˌɪntʊ ðə mˈɪlətˌɛɹi sˈɜːvɪs ʌv sˌʌm fˈɔːɹən stˈeɪt, ðə fˈæsəl ɹᵻsˈɔːɹs ɪn ðoʊz dˈeɪz fɔːɹ ɡˌɛɾɪŋ ɹˈɪd ʌvðə tˈɜːbjʊlənt ænd ðə tɹˈʌbəlsˌʌm. dʒˈɑːn pˈɔːɹɾiəs wɛnt ˌɪntʊ fˈɔːɹən sˈɜːvɪs; hiː ˈɛntɚd ðə kˈɔːɹ nˈoʊn æz ðə skˈɑːtʃ dˈʌtʃ, ɪnðə pˈeɪ ʌvðə stˈeɪts ʌv hˈɑːlənd, ænd plˈaɪd ðə tɹˈeɪd ʌv ˈɑːɹmz.