sˈoʊldʒɚz ˈɔfən lˈɛft, wˈɛðɚ baɪ ˌɛni dɪstʃˈɑːɹdʒ ðeɪ kʊd ɡˈɛt, ɔːɹ baɪ dᵻzˈɜːɾɪŋ, ænd sˈʌtʃ ɐn ˈɛkssˈoʊldʒɚɹ ˈɔfən hædtə mˌeɪk hɪz wˈeɪ ɪnðə wˈɜːld lˈaɪk ðə hˈiəɹoʊ ʌv bˈɛɹskɪn.
Soldiers often left, whether by any discharge they could get, or by deserting, and such an ex-soldier often had to make his way in the world like the hero of Bearskin.