OMAHA AND PONKA LETTERS. 63 
MAXEWA(E TO JOHN PRIMEAU, A PONKA. 
Ca” macté yi, cupi etéga", kagéha. Ca” ie té éskana 
Well, warm when, I reach apt, O friend. Well, word the Ob that 
you 
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ca" ca" ¢ag¢ice¢a’ yi ka*b¢éga®. ..... 
eave you do not break it, I hope. 
your own 
TRANSLATION. 
’ frienc may come to see you when the weather gets warm. 
My f 1, I ma t ; | tl vuther gets war i 
hope that you will never break your word. 
UNE-MA‘¢IX, AN OMAHA, TO MRS. MINNA SCHWEDHELM, WEST 
POINT, NEBR. JANUARY 29. 
Ca” cé¢u wija™be. pi te¢an’di i¢te wiya™be pi ehé 3 
Well, youder T see you I at the place, I spoke IT see you I T said 
where reached inthe past reach 
you are there 
ft e , , , jie 4 fea, 4 e JA , P 
te¢a” i¢dusicta" cea" ¢a™ja, ag¢i te’di ékita"hda Tjiga™¢at 
in the I told a lie so though, T came when just at that Grandfather 
past back here time 
aka yi wai ‘¢ai, ki nikaci”ga ¢éama bétigaqti Glkanie ve 
the house promised to and people these all were 
sub. give them to us, active. 
us o “at / /1. > 
U‘artiii’ga-maji ceta™ ag¢i‘a ja” ka™b¢a ké. Ki ca™ aba 6 
1 am not at leisure so far I have not ae I desire the And yet day 
finished lg. ob. 
my work 
wija” be té i¢apaha?-maji’-qti-ma™. Wad¢ita" hegaji ab¢i” 
I see you the I oo not know at all. Word not alittle Ihave it, 
ja” ol ¢ajia ji-ea. Te ¢utaqti uwibd¢a cligeEdgs. 
Yet do not be sad ! Word very cor- I tell it to T send it to 
rectly you you, 
—/ , w , ° 3 
~Can’ge-ma cti wa¢ital. ... 9 
The horses too are working. 
TRANSLATION. 
When I went to see you and said that | would come to see you and 
speak to you again, I told a lie (but unintentionally); but as soon as I 
came home the President promised to give us houses; hence all ee 
Indians have been stirring. I have not yet had any leisure; I have 
not yet finished my work. I refer to the logs which I desire (for my 
aes I do not know at all on what day I can see you. I bave an 
abundance of work. Yet, do not be displeased! I send to tell you a 
correct account (of affairs here). The horses, too, are working, 
