text_original: The pistol, however, proved to be un  loaded — an antique and useless or harmless weapon, with a flint lock which was broken, and in the barrel VOL. I. M 162   A HISTORY OF OUR OWN TIMES. CH. YU. a piece of greasy red rag. The wretched lad held a paper in one hand which was found to be some sort of petition on behalf of the Fenian prisoners.
text_transcription: THE PISTOL HOWEVER PROVED TO BE UNLOADED AN ANTIQUE AND USELESS OR HARMLESS WEAPON WITH A FLINT LOCK WHICH WAS BROKEN AND IN THE BARREL A PIECE OF GREASY RED RAG THE WRETCHED LAD HELD A PAPER IN ONE HAND WHICH WAS FOUND TO BE SOME SORT OF PETITION ON BEHALF OF THE FENIAN PRISONERS
phonemes: ðə pˈɪstəl, haʊˈɛvɚ, pɹˈuːvd təbi ˈʌn lˈoʊdᵻd — ɐn æntˈiːk ænd jˈuːsləs ɔːɹ hˈɑːɹmləs wˈɛpən, wɪð ɐ flˈɪnt lˈɑːk wˌɪtʃ wʌz bɹˈoʊkən, ænd ɪnðə bˈæɹəl vˌiːˌoʊˈɛl. ˈaɪ. ˈɛm wˈʌnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti tˈuː ɐ hˈɪstɚɹi ʌv ˌaʊɚɹ ˈoʊn tˈaɪmz. sˌiːˈeɪtʃ. jˈuː. ɐ pˈiːs ʌv ɡɹˈiːzi ɹˈɛd ɹˈæɡ. ðə ɹˈɛtʃᵻd lˈæd hˈɛld ɐ pˈeɪpɚɹ ɪn wˈʌn hˈænd wˌɪtʃ wʌz fˈaʊnd təbi sˌʌm sˈɔːɹt ʌv pətˈɪʃən ˌɔn bᵻhˈæf ʌvðə fˈiːniən pɹˈɪzənɚz.