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goes to see you. I am still alive. Your kindred among the Omahas 
also wish to hear from you. They wish to hear of all your deeds. It is 
impossible to visit you just now, but a letter is sent to you at any rate. 
LION TO BATTISTE DEROIN AND THE OTO CHIEFS. 
Ga” wija”be ka”b¢a ctéwa™, ca” edada” ibgigga’ '-maji 
And I see you I wished  notwithstand- yet what I did not decide on 
ing, 
nugeidi. Ki awa gpani béga-maji ¢éga", wija™ bai-maji- 
last summer. And Tam poor lam very as, Thave not seen you (pl.) 
from 
na"-ma”. Ca” Uma™ha"-ma ca¢é t& ama i™tca’. Ie wi" 
time to time. And the Omahas are going to you now. Word one 
, ye or . Bey, 
géce wi" Mwi'¢a. we-ge¢éze nigeii'di cug¢é tédi iwi" 
you one he told it Keapece ees summer he went when he told it to 
said as to me. back me. 
follows to you 
f , f , oO , Y 
Usni ¢é ma¢e ¢é wiréctéwa” Umaha®™ ama abhi-baji ta-bi 
Cold this winter this even one Omaha the pl. that they must not 
sub. reach there 
, , ye , r . , , (ee / a” 
Wa¢utida-madi, ¢ ti¢ai, wabig¢eze, ada” éga™ ka”b¢a. Th 
to the Otos, he he sent letter, there 80, I wish. Him 
said it tore 
it hither, 
win kea¢é. Macté té’di wada™be ga™¢ai yi, wada”be ga” ¢ai 
T regard him as Warm when to see them they wish if, to see them they wish 
speaking truly. 
ca”. Ki nijinga wiwtja Sam Allis: “Wa¢aha ahigi ai” ag¢i 
proper. And boy — my own Sam Allis: Clothing BOK I have carried 
back hither 
agt-i-oa ha,” ecéga" wab¢ita" b¢ieta™ yi, adicub¢é ta minke. 
Bet thou com- ! as youhave Iwork at dif- I finish if, I will go to you for it. 
ing for it said it ferent things 
Itean’ki¢a-ga. Ca” céna uwib¢a cu¢déage. Edada™ fuga 
Put them aside for And enough I tell it to T send to What ueWws 
me. you you. 
piaji ci fe ida" ke’ cti akiwa ana‘a™ ka™b¢a. Gus La Dieu 
bad again word good the too both I hear it I wish. Auguste La Dieu 
ON, , , Os , / T v 
igaq¢a™ i tca® wakéga hégaji. Weédad¢ée ga™ t’é tatéga I té 
his wile now she is sick very. She gave as she is very an Mouth the 
birth to to die. 
a child 
, Hi . 
wami qta" -na"l, 
blood drops usn- 
ally. 
NOTES. 
49, 5. Sam Allis, or, Ckayoe-yine, the brother-in-law of Battiste 
Deroin. 
49,11. Gus La Dieu, ete. See 45,5. The usual Omaha appella- 
tion for this man was, Ga-ca, an approximation to the pronunciation 
of his first name. . 
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