text_original: Some fatal blindness appears to have suddenly fallen on the eyes of our people in Cabul. On November 2, 1841, an insurrection broke out. Sir Alexander Bumes lived in the city itself; Sir W. Macnaghten and the 1841. MURDER OF ALEXANDER BURNES. 289 military commander, Major General Elphinstone, were in cantonments at some little distance. Tlie insur  rection might have been put down in the first in  stance with hardly the need even of Napoleon's famous 1 whiff of grapeshot.
text_transcription: SOME FATAL BLINDNESS APPEARS TO HAVE SUDDENLY FALLEN ON THE EYES OF OUR PEOPLE IN KABUL ON NOVEMBER SECOND EIGHTEEN FORTY ONE AN INSURRECTION BROKE OUT SIR ALEXANDER BURNS LIVED IN THE CITY ITSELF SIR W MC NAUGHTON AND THE MILITARY COMMANDER MAJOR GENERAL ELFINSTONE WERE ENCANTONMENTS AT SOME LITTLE DISTANCE THE INSURRECTION MIGHT HAVE BEEN PUT DOWN IN THE FIRST INSTANCE WITH HARDLY THE NEED EVEN OF NAPOLEON'S FAMOUS WHIFF OF GRAPE SHOT
phonemes: sˌʌm fˈeɪɾəl blˈaɪndnəs ɐpˈɪɹz tə hæv sˈʌdənli fˈɔːlən ɔnðɪ ˈaɪz ʌv ˌaʊɚ pˈiːpəl ɪn kˈæbʌl. ˌɔn noʊvˈɛmbɚ tˈuː, wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd fˈɔːɹɾi wˈʌn, ɐn ɪnsɚɹˈɛkʃən bɹˈoʊk ˈaʊt. sˌɜːɹ ˌælɪɡzˈændɚ bjˈuːmz lˈɪvd ɪnðə sˈɪɾi ɪtsˈɛlf; sˌɜː dˈʌbəljˌuː. mˈæknætən ænd ðə wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd fˈɔːɹɾi wˈʌn. mˈɜːdɚɹ ʌv ˌælɪɡzˈændɚ bˈɜːnz. tˈuːhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi nˈaɪn mˈɪlətˌɛɹi kəmˈændɚ, mˈeɪdʒɚ dʒˈɛnɚɹəl ˈɛlfɪnstˌoʊn, wɜːɹ ɪn kˈæntɑːnmənts æt sˌʌm lˈɪɾəl dˈɪstəns. tˈiːlˈaɪ ɪnsˈɜː ɹˈɛkʃən mˌaɪthɐv bˌɪn pˌʊt dˌaʊn ɪnðə fˈɜːst ɪn stˈæns wɪð hˈɑːɹdli ðə nˈiːd ˈiːvən ʌv nɐpˈoʊlɪənz fˈeɪməs wˈʌn wˈɪf ʌv ɡɹˈeɪpʃɑːt.