text_original: At a merry supper party he plied one of the guests, a seemingly unconscious, stolid Scotchman named Johnstone, with sneers and sarcasms which the Scotchman seemed to disregard or take in good part. On the next morning, however, Townshend's victim, enlightened by some friend as to the way in which he had been made a butt of, became belligerent and sent Townshend a challenge. Various opinions have been expressed of Townshend's action in the matter.
text_transcription: AT A MERRY SUPPER PARTY HE PLIED ONE OF THE GUESTS A SEEMINGLY UNCONSCIOUS STOLID SCOTSMAN NAMED JOHNSTONE WITH SNEERS AND SARCASMS WHICH THE SCOTCHMAN SEEMED TO DISREGARD OR TAKE IN GOOD PART ON THE NEXT MORNING HOWEVER TOWNSON'S VICTIM ENLIGHTENED BY SOME FRIEND AS TO THE WAY IN WHICH HE HAD BEEN MADE A BUTT OF BECAME BELLIGERENT AND SENT TOWNSEND TO CHALLENGE VARIOUS OPINIONS HAVE BEEN EXPRESSED OF TOWNSON'S ACTION IN THE MATTER
phonemes: æɾə mˈɛɹi sˈʌpɚ pˈɑːɹɾi hiː plˈaɪd wˈʌn ʌvðə ɡˈɛsts, ɐ sˈiːmɪŋli ʌŋkˈɑːnʃəs, stˈɑːlɪd skˈɑːtʃmən nˈeɪmd dʒˈɑːnstoʊn, wɪð snˈɪɹz ænd sˈɑːɹkæzəmz wˌɪtʃ ðə skˈɑːtʃmən sˈiːmd tə dˌɪsɹɪɡˈɑːɹd ɔːɹ tˈeɪk ɪn ɡˈʊd pˈɑːɹt. ɔnðə nˈɛkst mˈɔːɹnɪŋ, haʊˈɛvɚ, tˈaʊnʃɛndz vˈɪktɪm, ɛnlˈaɪʔn̩d baɪ sˌʌm fɹˈɛnd æz tə ðə wˈeɪ ɪnwˌɪtʃ hiː hɐdbɪn mˌeɪd ɐ bˈʌt ʌv, bɪkˌeɪm bᵻlˈɪdʒɚɹənt ænd sˈɛnt tˈaʊnʃɛnd ɐ tʃˈælɪndʒ. vˈɛɹiəs əpˈɪniənz hɐvbɪn ɛkspɹˈɛst ʌv tˈaʊnʃɛndz ˈækʃən ɪnðə mˈæɾɚ.