16 OMAHA AND PONKA LETTEBS. 
da” cté, idarqti, ka“b¢a. Eskana waqi”ha uq¢é’qtci tia™- 
or, very good, I desire. Oh that paper very soon you 
cause to 
. Th I) vy 
¢aki¢é ka"b¢éga". O'Kane agudi édedita™ ete Pwir¢’ i¢a-ga. 
come TI hope. O'Kane W here there he is perhaps _ to tell send 
hither to standing me hither. 
me 
3 Ca” méha éskana ditba ani” cka™na ka"b¢éga*qti. Spafford 
And winter oh that some youhaye you wish I earnestly hope. Spatiord 
hides 
/ ea ay ° 
Woodhull icpaha™ qti, Judg¢e ada” cpaharqti-ja™ mi". 
Woodhull you know him T with him you know me very well you 
very well, are. 
NOTE. 
16,2. O'Kane agudi, ete. Three readings: 1. O’Kane agudi ¢andita® 
éi"te, at what village, station, ete., O'Kane is (L.). 2. O’ Kane agudi 
édedita® éi"te (W., G.) 3. O” Fane agudi naji'’ ta® éi"te, where O' Kane 
is standing (G.). All are correct.. In the last example “ta"” can be 
omitted. 
TRANSLATION. 
My friend, I write you a letter of a very few words, and send it to 
you. My friend, I wish to hear from you how you are. It is you who 
have not thought of us at all, while we have remembered you. I send 
you a letter, wherever you are in the city. We know you very well, 
and you know us very well. Your friend, Spafford Woodhull, is very 
sad because his wife is dead. We may see you this year, by the time 
that it is winter. I desire to hear whether you have bought any hides, 
and whether you have any on hand. I hope that you will send me a 
correct account of what kinds you have, whether deer hides, elk hides, 
or winter buffalo hides. Ifthere is any land where winter hides abound, 
try to hear about it. I myself desire two or three elk hides. I also. 
desire two or three very good deer hides. I hope that you will send 
me a letter very soon. Send and tell me where Mr. O’Kane is staying. 
I earnestly hope that you may desire to possess some winter hides. 
You know Spafford Woodhull very well, and you know ime, with whom 
he is, very well. 
NASZANDAJI TO JOHN RATHBUN. 
/ s , V ° 
Ca” wabiag¢eze widaxu cu¢éa¢ée. Ca” wawéwimaxe 
And letter [writeto yon Tsend to you. And Task you about 
several matters 
cu¢cag¢e. Cat ug¢e’qter ia™¢aki¢é ka"b¢éga", wawéwimaxe 
I send to you. And very soon you send I hope, what questions L 
hither to me have asked you 
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6 wagazuqtt. Niaci’ea uké¢i" d‘iba ma¢adi caht; mcha ani” 
very straight, Indian common some last winter ‘reached winter you 
you; hides 
