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50 OMAHA AND PONKA LETTERS. 
TRANSLATION. 
I did not form any plan last summer, notwithstanding I wished to 
see you. Andas I have been very poor, I have not visited you from 
time to time. But the Omahas are now going to visit you. A message 
from you, given hereafter, was told me by Ke-yred5e, last summer when 
he was starting back to you. The letter which came said that during 
this winter not even one of the Omahas must come to the Otos; there- 
fore I wish accordingly. Ll regard him as speaking the truth. Tf they 
wish to seo the Otos when the warm weather comes, no one can object. 
As you, Sam Allis, my boy, have said: “1 have brought home a great 
quantity of clothing. Come after it,” I will go to you when I finish the 
various kinds of work which I have on hand. Put the clothing aside 
forme. Ihave told you enough. I wish to hear both kinds of news, 
the bad as well as the good. Gus La Diew’s wife is now very ill, She 
gave birth to a child, and is very apt to die, as she has frequent hem- 
orrnages from the mouth. 
WAQFE-CA, AN OMAHA, TO MAWATCEPA, A YANKTON. NOVEMBER 
26, 1879 
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Kag¢éha, tu¢a djtibaqtci and‘a® éga" cu¢ea¢e téinke. Pan‘ka 
O frien, news very few IT have as I will send it to you. Ponka 
heard 
*n/ hate ° , ~/ ~ if , =i} 
wi t’é¢a-biama, We's‘a-yan’ga, and‘a®. Pan‘ka-ma ‘agéaqti 
one it is said that he has Big Snake, I have The Ponkas suffering 
been killed, heard it. (pl. ob.) greatly 
penis vw = ° / , ms 
wa¢i" té ha. Maja” cé¢u ¢anaji" té uda*qti ¢anaji®. Céya cupt 
he has had 4 Land yonder you sti and the very good you stand. Yonder I 
them (=as) reached 
you 
C / / ie ° : Aw / Ti *n/ *n/ 
wija™ be-na"-ma™, udaqti wija™be-na™-ma™. Niaci™ ga wi" 
T used to see you regularly, very good T used to see you from time Person one 
to time. 
N / 2 
inégia¢é ecya cu¢é, Undji®-ska. Cta™ be yi, ¢a‘é¢é-qti-nan’-ga. 
T call him paiva has gone White Shirt. You see when, have great pty for hee 
uncle to you, him trom time to time. 
(by request?) 
, *n/ , oe w 7 *n/ , , ° if wi. . . / G , 
Waspe ma?¢i™ dgaji-ga. Mi” ¢é gua¢ica” ké’di wiya”be taf 
Soberly to walk command Moon this beyond in the Iwillseo — 
him. 
minke. Uata jin’ga fepaha"™ yi, iwi" ¢ana ti¢age téga® uwtbéa 
you (pl.) Desirable — sm: mT you know it if, youtellit tome yousend in race I tell it to 
thing hither that you 
ie , wv, / , re . , 
cli¢ged¢e. Cat edaida®™ wad¢ita® ¢ita™i ké b¢tiga ana‘a™ kat’ D¢a. 
I send it to And what work they work the all I hear it I desire. 
you. ob. 
Pahan’eadi nikaci” ea ¢i¢ija wajya™be té tckuda" héga-baji- 
Formerly person | your IT saw them the beneticent “very 
(when) 
