text_original: A picturesque and touching little illustration of the veritable hardships of the existing system seems to have quickened his interest in a reform of it. Miss Martineau thus tells the story : — 'Coleridge, when a young man, was walking through the Lake district, when he one day saw the postman deliver a letter to a woman at a cottage door. The woman turned it over and examined it, and then returned it, saying she could not pay the postage,  which was a shilling.
text_transcription: A PICTURESQUE AND TOUCHING LITTLE ILLUSTRATION OF THE VERITABLE HARDSHIPS OF THE EXISTING SYSTEM SEEMS TO HAVE QUICKENED HIS INTEREST IN A REFORM OF IT MISS MARTINEAU THUS TELLS THE STORY COLERIDGE WHEN A YOUNG MAN WAS WALKING THROUGH THE LAKE DISTRICT WHEN HE ONE DAY SAW THE POSTMAN DELIVER A LETTER TO A WOMAN AT A COTTAGE DOOR THE WOMAN TURNED IT OVER AND EXAMINED IT AND THEN RETURNED IT SAYING SHE COULD NOT PAY THE POSTAGE WHICH WAS A SHILLING
phonemes: ɐ pˌɪktʃɚɹˈɛsk ænd tˈʌtʃɪŋ lˈɪɾəl ˌɪləstɹˈeɪʃən ʌvðə vˈɛɹɪɾəbəl hˈɑːɹdʃɪps ʌvðɪ ɛɡzˈɪstɪŋ sˈɪstəm sˈiːmz tə hæv kwˈɪkənd hɪz ˈɪntɹɛst ɪn ɐ ɹᵻfˈɔːɹm ʌv ɪt. mˈɪs mˈɑːɹtɪnˌoʊ ðˈʌs tˈɛlz ðə stˈɔːɹi : — kˈoʊlɹɪdʒ, wˌɛn ɐ jˈʌŋ mˈæn, wʌz wˈɔːkɪŋ θɹuː ðə lˈeɪk dˈɪstɹɪkt, wˌɛn hiː wˈʌn dˈeɪ sˈɔː ðə pˈoʊstmən dᵻlˈɪvɚɹ ɐ lˈɛɾɚ tʊ ɐ wˈʊmən æɾə kˈɑːɾɪdʒ dˈɔːɹ. ðə wˈʊmən tˈɜːnd ɪɾ ˌoʊvɚ ænd ɛɡzˈæmɪnd ɪt, ænd ðˈɛn ɹᵻtˈɜːnd ɪt, sˈeɪɪŋ ʃiː kʊd nˌɑːt pˈeɪ ðə pˈoʊstɪdʒ,  wˌɪtʃ wʌzɐ ʃˈɪlɪŋ.