text_original: Leaving out of the question altogether the cost of mere postage, and the heavy tax thus^ imposed on those who were anxious to commimicate with their friends abroad, we shall find that the effort to keep in recollection the particular days when the latest news from home could be con  veyed to friends abroad must have brought a serious and continuous perplexity into the perturbed mind of the faithful correspondent.
text_transcription: LEAVING OUT OF THE QUESTION ALTOGETHER THE COST OF MERE POSTAGE AND THE HEAVY TAX THUS IMPOSED ON THOSE WHO WERE ANXIOUS TO COMMUNICATE WITH THEIR FRIENDS ABROAD WE SHALL FIND THAT THE EFFORT TO KEEP IN RECOLLECTION THE PARTICULAR DAYS WHEN THE LATEST NEWS FROM HOME COULD BE CONVEYED TO FRIENDS ABROAD MUST HAVE BROUGHT A SERIOUS AND CONTINUOUS PERPLEXITY INTO THE PERTURBED MIND OF THE FAITHFUL CORRESPONDENT
phonemes: lˈiːvɪŋ ˌaʊɾəv ðə kwˈɛstʃən ˌɔːltəɡˈɛðɚ ðə kˈɔst ʌv mˈɪɹ pˈoʊstɪdʒ, ænd ðə hˈɛvi tˈæks ðˈʌs ɪmpˈoʊzd ˌɔn ðoʊz hˌuː wɜːɹ ˈæŋʃəs tə kəmˈɪmᵻkˌeɪt wɪð ðɛɹ fɹˈɛndz ɐbɹˈɔːd, wiːʃˌɐl fˈaɪnd ðætðɪ ˈɛfɚt tə kˈiːp ɪn ɹˌɛkəlˈɛkʃən ðə pɚtˈɪkjʊlɚ dˈeɪz wɛn ðə lˈeɪɾɪst nˈuːz fɹʌm hˈoʊm kʊd biː kˈɑːn vˈeɪd tə fɹˈɛndz ɐbɹˈɔːd mˈʌstɐv bɹˈɔːt ɐ sˈɪɹiəs ænd kəntˈɪnjuːəs pɚplˈɛksᵻɾi ˌɪntʊ ðə pɚtˈɜːbd mˈaɪnd ʌvðə fˈeɪθfəl kˌɔːɹɪspˈɑːndənt.