OMAHA AND PONKA LETTERS. a 
a” ¢i"-baji e¢éga™ té, a®¢an’ yidahani ha, Ada”, nikaci™ ga-macé, 
we are not they tie, we know it for our- ¢ there- Oye Feaplel 
though it selves fore, 
¢imacé-ya¢ica™ canga¢ai yi, Liga™¢ats Abatu-nari: ‘1- -bajti-ga,’ 
towards you (pl.) wegoto you when, Grandfather blocks our usu- Do (ye) as ey 
way ally: coming, 
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é égargtia™i. “Nikaci”’ea wika™b¢ai-maji,” é éga%qtia™i. Ca” 
he it is just so. Human beings I do not wish for you he it is just so. Yet 
pays (to be), says . 
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éskana ¢a‘edwa¢ada-bada™ ¢é¢utan¢é¢e nikaci™’ ga uhéawa¢a¢ai 
ob that you pity us and (pl) from this time human bei ae you admit us (to be) 
onward 
aga’ ¢ai. Ki ca” nikaci” ga a qi" tédihi, éskana cin’gajin’ga 
we wish. And yet human beings weare by the ob that child 
time, 
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anetyai ctéwa™ gisi¢é-na” ca™ca™ ka”at¢ar¢ai, nikaci™ ga 
our even here- — usu- always we hope, human being 
members ally 
wackaxai tédihi yi. Ki nfkaci’@a udwagiya’i ¢i° enaqtel 
you make us by the when. And person he helps us themv. he only 
time i one 
ucka™ té gaxaji te ha’. (isi¢ai dea" ticka” té gdxe te ha; 
deed the he willnotdoit . He thinks as deed the he will do it 
of you 
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“I"win' ya" ta ama,” e¢éga"™ gga", gaxe te ha; ada™ éskana 
They will aid me, he thinks as, he will do it ; there- oh that 
fore 
u¢éya'i ka”at¢a™¢ai. Hskana, kagéha, Wakan’da aka nan‘de 
you aid him we hope. Ob that, my friend, God the sub. heart 
¢i¢ija ¢i¢iciba-bada™ angu a¢a”ai té nan’de ¢i¢tja té udé 
your he pullsit and (pl.) we we speak the heart your the they 
open for you enter 
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ka” ar¢a™¢ai. Ca™ niaci”ga Tibbles ai ¢i" fe wi"aqtci ctéwa” 
we hope. And person Tibbles the one word just one even 
mv. who 
is called 
Wagazuaji ad¢adaji eb¢éga®. Wagaztqti u¢i¢ai ha, kagéha. 
not straight he does not I think it. Very straight hehastold . my friend. 
mention te you 
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Wagija-baji-gi. Wada"bai éga" u¢i¢ai. Wada"bai éga’, 
Do not doubt the things He has seen us as he tells it He has seen us as. 
he tells. to you 
ate fe , 20 ~ Parsee {10 ~ ST) fi EL 
ibaha™i éga", wé¢ita’i: wéteqi té wé¢ita’i ha. Ca” ¢a‘éawa- 
he knows it aa he works for hardfor the he worksfor . And you pity 
us us us 
, I , : / ° Fahey *n/ dee Ape jee 
¢ag¢a-ba éskana u¢éya™ ka”at¢a’¢ai, nikaci” ea nin’de-uda"- 
us and oh that you aid we hope, people ye who have good 
(pl.) him 
ta y 
mace. 
hearts. 
Two Crows said:—Kagcha, nikaci”ga udwa¢akie né ¢a¢i"- 
My triend, person you talked to us you who were 
going 
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ce¢a™, nikaci”ga ¢éama a™ba¢d ¢isi¢ai éga", wai"¢ibaxti 
in the person these to-day they remem- as, we have written 
past, ber you to you about sev- 
eral things 
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