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seeing us. O ye people who pray various prayers to God, and O ye 
lawyers, we hope that you will aid him! We hope that he may acquire 
something by means of which we may live! 
(Little Village-Maker said :)—My friend, I send but one word as my 
petition to the people. I petition to all of you, both to you who pray 
various prayers to God and you who speak to one another about the 
business of the country (in Congress). All the Indians have really 
prayed to you, O ye who aid us! Even if I work at different things 
every day, I am earnestly longing for the return of the man who has 
gone on a journey, hoping that he may bring back some very good 
words. Lam always thinking of him. I think that we (all) hope that 
he may succeed in bringing us something or other which may be of 
Pe sting benefit to us. T hope that my children may never be disturbed 
in the possession of the land. 
(qa¢i-na"pajl said :)—My friend, you went to work at various things 
for us, and I hope that by your aid to the Indians you may succeed in 
bringing back something very good. O ye lawyers who aid him, I pray 
to you. I hope that you may persevere and render him much assist- 
ance! That man who has gone (to you) knew about our troubles before 
he started; and he has gone to you to work for us. 
‘Wadjepa said:)—Though I have not spoken about (anything), all the 
words are mine, and I agree to them. 
JOHN SPRINGER TO JOHN PRIMEAU. SEPTEMBER 11, 1879. 
Fe , , se / . ree td , . PpBoefity 
Kagéha, a’¢ina‘a"-baji’-qtia" yaci. Wabag¢eze ’ waga‘ia ji. 
ca) ) Ca) 
My friend, we have not heard from you a long Letter vou have not 
at all lime. given us. 
Wait wiwija Zuzet'te ¢ina‘a® ga ¢ai. Mi"jinga angiyal 
Woman my Susette to hear ~ wishes. Girl — our 
from you 
jinga ¢inké wakéga i’tea®. Mateti-ndaji" ama cag¢ai. Wa- 
small the one is sick now. Standing Bear themy. has gone I pur- 
who sub. back to you. 
b¢iqe pi cde naxide¢in’ge ga” fe té a™na‘a®-baji, wab¢icsa 
sued I but disobedient as word the he did not hear me, I spent more 
reached time than I 
him had intended 
, Paes , 44 . , . / , a / e J vo, 
acti - Ki ucka™ té ¢i‘agti caY ag¢ai. E‘a® ma*oni™ té 
I re- And deed the failedinal- — yet went back. How you walk the 
turned together 
hither 
sD x77! ‘ “ey 4 U Who Ve gD! ayy a4 vey D/ hey] 
Iwi" ¢a i¢a-ga. Matcu-na”ba yin'ge Caa”aja ¢é ga” ¢al 
to tell it to seni Two Grizzly bears his son to the Da- to go wished 
me hither. kotas 
4 he la s ° , ‘2 , 
éde, ¢icta. I¢adi¢ai ama u¢t‘agai. 
but, he failed. Agent the sub. was unwill- 
ing. 
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