OMAHA AND PONKA LETTERS. 8) 
ka"b¢éea” awayiwaha™‘e ha. Qimha aji b¢i” ¢arja, nika- 
I hope I pray tor that on my ° Skin differ- Lam though, per- 
own account ent 
enyse PAC oteaS 10 ay; 
ci“ga qi@ha-ska’-ma maja” mar¢i"i ¢an‘di édi ma*b¢i" kat- 
son those who have white land they walk inthe there I walk I 
skins 
‘a 
b¢éga™. Ki wikage cu¢é ¢i" ¢éskana ie edada™ edé ké ¢ 
hope. And my friend the one who oh that word ~~ what what the he 
has gone to you he says 
wada™bai éga" cu¢é. Mskana nikaci”ga dta-macé, fe té 
o 
he has seen us as he has gone Oh that person ye whoareim- word the 
to you (by portant, 
request). 
[Ro 3iD ° , . , fea *n/ ¥; 
¢énizai u¢éya"i ka"b¢éga’. Tjiga™¢at b¢ada-maji. Nikaci™ ga- 
youtake younaid him I hope. Grandfather Ido not eall him Indian- 
from him by name. ’ 
DW Ie Ieee , // i ° , Pops , oe , ri Dr ¥ i 
é¢é b¢ade: éskana ya”béqti ie gaté ati ka*b¢éga™. [?win'- 
slayer Icall him oh that Isee himin- word those I give T hope. He has not 
by name: deed to him 
Che; Y , , , . , la , E , wv, , Pires: , 
yayi té é awake. It¢adi¢ai ama fe edai té ie wé¢ize éga™ 
helped the it I mean it. Agent the pl. word what the word hetakes 80 
me sub. they say from them 
atda’ be ctéwar yi. Wahat‘e haciazAqti-. béizega™ wib¢aha®’i 
J | P1Zee 
he does not even look at me. Petition at the very last as Ihave I pray to you 
taken it (pl.) 
, wa 
cu¢ea¢e. 
I send it to 
you. 
a hi ‘ Oo 5 4 a yn/ y TE 4 hy ve oy / A 5 1 
Big Elk said: —Nikaci’ga wawé¢ita® ¢e ¢i” endqtei 
Person — to work at vari- he who is on he alone 
ous things for us his way 
/ ro Zz , Zee tye vy ) - / op—ape 
Wakan’da fe té ana‘a% Weé¢ig¢a" ea té Wakan'da ¢inké 
God word the obeys it Mind his the God the ono 
who 
gaqa ga’ ¢aji té, uda® te. Ki maja” ¢a® Wakan‘da aka waxai 
to go ednes not the, good the, And land the God the made us 
beyond wish oh, sub. 
: Louse P: [2 
¢an‘di ‘‘Wiugace ¢ayickaxe,” Aji té Wakan’da ¢inké. Ca™ e‘a™ 
in the You (shall) consider yourselves did the God the st. And how 
in the way of others, not say one. 
n/ / - ahs 
nikaci”ga uké¢i" ctéwa™, ef” waqe-mict, Wakan‘da ¢inké 
Tareas common even, how ye white people, God the st. 
one 
, ic f ° oy °" n/ 17s Vea pe. 4 
enaqtci waxai té maja™ ¢an‘di, ‘“Wiugace ¢ayickaxe taf,” Aji té 
he only madeus the land in the Youe paride sr yourselves in the — she all, did the 
way of others not 
say 
~ / / , = 
ha Wakan’da aké. Wakan’da ak& eddda" gaéxai té e-na™” 
God the sub. God the sub. what ate has the itonly 
made 
, S oa : ; oy, OV; , 2 Pen ie 
da" ha. Ki edada® ¢at‘a”-macé’, ivcte é¢akiga™ qtia™ i; 
good A And what ye who have abun- as if you are just like him; 
dance, 
, , *n/ *n/ Le : y s , 4 Tah *n/ 
dda® niaci’ga ¢e ¢i” endqtci fe té c¢and‘a® etai. Niaci™’ ga 
there- person he who he alone word the  youwill please listen Person 
tore ; has gone to him and act ac- 
cordingly. 
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