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64. OMAHA AND PONKA LETTERS. 
GAHIGE TO HIS SON SILAS WOOD. NIOBRARA, NEBR. FEBRUARY 
7, 1880. 
r , , a , r {eye - ine / , 
Wacpaxu tif¢a¢e ¢a™ and‘a" cde wa” ¢ingé. (Qita’ ta ama 
You wrote you sent the Theardit — but im vain. Those who will work 
something it here ob. 
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wasnin’dai. Ki ca” juga wiqtci wé¢ie¢a" té idatqti daxe 
are slow. And yet “body I myself plan the very good Tmadeit 
édega" bd¢i‘a ta minke. Qrand‘a” téga" uwib¢a cu¢éa¢é 
but I shall fail You hear it in order I tell it to I send it to 
that you you. 
, vy *1/ / ~/ be / / , ita U / 
Ukit‘é-ma wi” ya" be té’di cka” a"waseya" cde i’teqi. Cat 
The foreign one I saw it when motion I was rapid but difticult Well, 
nations for me. 
r vi Sy} © at ae S ° roe o BS , 
ida" téya wackan’-gi. Mskana da” té i'¢dési¢é ka™b¢éga™. 
good with re- inake an effort. Oh that good the vou remem- hope. 
gard to the ber it for me 
Wee , : , , , z 1 / *n/ Yi , ? , 
Sindé-g¢ecka ¢ awake. Ca™ waqi™ha Sindé-e¢ecka eq 
Spotted Tail him Imean him. Well, paper Spotted ‘Vail his 
/ w ‘n/a Pore 8 ye v / , rae 
ya” be yi, 1’¢é, ula’ ¢ingé ’¢e. Uma™ha™ ama wé¢ihide 
I see it if, Tam for no reason Tam > Omaha the pl. implement 
glad, glad. sub. 
si oye ur , P fg yy) 2 : / fo : 
ké’ cti ¢izé ta ama ha, macté tédihi yi, ga” na‘afi’-ga: wé‘i?, 
the too — will receive , wart by the time — at any hear it! horse- 
ob. when, rate collar, 
jama’ ¢i", weé'e, wayu. Nié a¢in’gé-qti-ma™” ha. lu¢a 
5 wagon, plow, pitehtork. Pain I have none whatever a News 
amin’ ee, 
I have none. 
NOTE. 
64,9. Wayu generally means, an aiel; but in this case it refers to 
pitchforks, which are usually called, “qad-ibaqapi,” or “ qad-i¢ize.” 
Wayu jaqa, ‘forked awl,” is a table fork, and wayu jinga, “small awl,” 
a pin or needle, 
TRANSLATION. 
I have heard what you wrote and sent hither, but it is in vain. 
Those who will transact the business are delaying. J myself have 
formed a very good plan, but [ shall fail. I send to tell you. When I 
saw one of the foreign nations I was rapid in my movements, but it 
was difficult for me. Persevere with regard to the good! TI hope that, 
for my sake, you will remember what is good. I refer to Spotted Tail. 
Tam glad when If see a letter from him, though it is to no purpose. (It 
is Said that?) the Omahas will receive various implements against the 
summer comes, including horse-collars, wagons, plows, and pitehforks. 
Hear it at any rate (whether you intend coming back to get your share 
or not). | am very well. I have no news. 
