62 OMAHA AND PONKA LETTERS. 
TRANSLATION. 
When some persons came yesterday to settle one matter, [ told the 
agent one thing. And now I tell you. Iam very tired of the work, I 
suffer exceedingly from it. I have now worked for five vears. As I 
wish my own nation to prosper, I have been overseeing it. I continue to 
do my own work (in that manner). You have known me; you have 
known very well that I wish to dwell and prosper in the land of the 
Indians. You have heard me talk to you about various kinds of people 
at this place. And I hope that at last, after waiting so long, I may 
obtain some situation or other under the agent. I ask a favor of you. 
O help me. I have aided you considerably on the one hand, and ,so 
you should aid me. There are two men, who, I hope, have had suffi- 
cient employment; aud as you ought to know it, [ tell you. I tell you 
at any rate. They are White Horse and Ibaha"bi. They have had 
their office for twenty six years, and I think that now they are weary. 
If one man has an office, [ hope that the time will come at last when 
another man can obtain it! White Horse is my elder brother, but... 
he does not wish to be on friendly terms with me. He is always mak- 
ing us go in two directions by his talking. 
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dAG:IS-NA*PAJI TO T. IL. TIBBLES. 
Kagcha, u¢dagaca” ne té’ ceta” Wakan’da wab¢aha" 
O friend, you traveled you the so far God Lhave prayed to 
went about some- 
thing. 
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Wakan'da wa¢aha"-macé b¢étiigaqti ¢and‘a® tai. Ucka™ ¢ija 
God ye who pray to him ail you will hear it. Deel your 
about something. 
u¢uwihai, i¢apaha"-maji’qti, nid¢a-na™ té u¢twihaf.  Aniqa 
I follow you I do not know it at all, at randomusu- the I follow you I live 
(pl) on account ally (pl ) on account 
of it, of it. 
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etega”™ eb¢éga? ega” licka™ u¢tiwihat, 
apt I think it as deed I follow you (pl) 
on account ct it. 
TRANSLATION, 
My friend, I have prayed to God about something since you went 
about the country in our behalf. May you hear it, all ye who pray to 
God! I follow you on account of your mode of life, though I do not 
know it at all, [ follow you blindly (at random) on account of it. I fol- 
low your ways because I think that [ shall be apt to improve, 
