12 OMAHA AND PONKA LETTERS. 
of my land. JI am dwelling in the midst of the bones of my kindred, 
of the venerable men who dwelt here formerly and who have died in 
the land up to this very time; therefore the land is very precious to me. 
PART OF ANOTHER LETTER FROM THE SAME TO THE SAME. 
Niaci’ga wi dqtci ma”zéska’ g¢éba-na”ba  ke’di sata" 
Person — just one money twenty on the tive 
iwi" qpa¢é-na*-ma” ti minke, ecdé, and‘a®. Kde we¢iq¢i 
I lose only I have (?) I will, you said, I heard. But brain 
/ ag _e&p/ rye . , ry / a 
ma” taja ab¢i’-na” ca™ca™ Niaci”ga uké¢i" no ¢iia ¢ida™’ bai 
within Ihave only always. Indian common house your they see you 
kept - 
, . . 2 , Sai ee ee , 
tida" inahi", e¢éga” taité. Hinda, éga" afg¢i” te e¢éga™ 
good indeed, they think — shall. Let us see! so we sit may they think 
ce Is 
taité, ecé te¢a™l. 
shall, you in the 
said past. 
TRANSLATION. 
I have heard that you said, ‘‘I will expend twenty-five dollars on one 
man.” And I have been keeping it within my brain continually. You 
said in the past, ‘* When the wild Indians see your house, they shall 
think, ‘It is very good!’ They shall think, ‘Let us see! Let us live so,’” 
UPTON HENDERSON, AN OMAHA, TO MR. LUSPEN, COX CITY, 
KANSAS (sic). 
° if e Ve / Ww ° . 
Kagéha, i"tea" wind‘a® ka™b¢a. Wata™’¢é méha_ ta™iwi- 
My triend, now I hear from I wish. Tanning hides winter I who 
you hides 
ki¢é minké wie b¢i”. Ki méha gé d‘ttba ani” yi, ana‘a® 
dressed hides for a Tam. Aud winter thepl. some youhave if, T hear it 
you hides — in. ob. 
ka’ b¢a. Ki gad¢a™ wabde¢eze nize yi, uqée’ater ia ¢aki¢é 
g g 1¢e q 
I wish. And that (ob.) letter youre- when, very soon you send to me 
ceive it 
ro f nD 
ka"b¢éga”. 
T hope. 
TRANSLATION. 
My friend, I wish to hear from you now. I am the man who dressed 
winter hides for you, at your request. And I wish to hear whether you 
have some winter hides. When you receive this letter, | hope that you 
will send me one very soon. 
