text_original: A contemporary writer tells us that " On the 1st of May, and the five or six Days following, all the pretty young Country girls that serve the Town with Milk, dress themselves up very neatly, and borrow abundance of Silver Plate whereof they make a Pyramid, which they adorn with Ribands and Flowers and carry upon their Heads instead of their common Milk Pails."
text_transcription: A CONTEMPORARY WRITER TELLS US THAT ON THE FIRST OF MAY AND THE FIVE OR SIX DAYS FOLLOWING ALL THE PRETTY YOUNG COUNTRY GIRLS THAT SERVE THE TOWN WITH MILK DRESS THEMSELVES UP VERY NEATLY AND BORROW ABUNDANCE OF SILVER PLATE WHEREOF THEY MAKE A PYRAMID WHICH THEY ADORN WITH RIBBONS AND FLOWERS AND CARRY UPON THEIR HEADS INSTEAD OF THEIR COMMON MILK PAILS
phonemes: ɐ kəntˈɛmpɚɹˌɛɹi ɹˈaɪɾɚ tˈɛlz ˌʌs ðˈæt " ɔnðə fˈɜːst ʌv mˈeɪ, ænd ðə fˈaɪv ɔːɹ sˈɪks dˈeɪz fˈɑːloʊɪŋ, ˈɔːl ðə pɹˈɪɾi jˈʌŋ kˈʌntɹi ɡˈɜːlz ðæt sˈɜːv ðə tˈaʊn wɪð mˈɪlk, dɹˈɛs ðɛmsˈɛlvz ˌʌp vˈɛɹi nˈiːtli, ænd bˈɑːɹoʊ ɐbˈʌndəns ʌv sˈɪlvɚ plˈeɪt wˈɛɹɑːf ðeɪ mˌeɪk ɐ pˈɪɹɐmˌɪd, wˌɪtʃ ðeɪ ɐdˈɔːɹn wɪð ɹˈɪbændz ænd flˈaʊɚz ænd kˈæɹi əpˌɑːn ðɛɹ hˈɛdz ɪnstˈɛd ʌv ðɛɹ kˈɑːmən mˈɪlk pˈeɪlz."