Cr 
- 
66 OMAHA AND PONKA LETTERS. 
brother, too, remembers you. I wish to hear how the Yanktons are 
when this letter reaches you. I will go to you by myself. I will come 
to your house. 
BIG ELK, AN OMAHA, TO REV. JAMES POWELL, CHICAGO. FEBRU- 
ARY 11, 1880. 
Kag¢éha, wisi¢é-na" ca™ca®. Cé pi te'di. edadat vidas 
] 
O friend, Ithink — usu- always. That I when what you 
of you ally reached 
there 
on Oa , . / ° / , / , 
ma?oni” ninké wija™bai. Wakan’da wa¢aha" ¢ awake. Ag¢ti 
you walked you who T saw you, God praying to it I mean it. Icame 
sat him about back 
« something here 
. f bd VE M4 f , ~ utd , vy 
éga® udwakié nikaci“ga-ma. Ca” o¢cba-cadéqti¢ga™ yi té 
having I talked to the people (pl. ob.). Well about sixty house the 
them ob. 
udai eb¢éga", Nicide kée‘di. I’ tea™ a™ba-waqube te’di e¢é- 
| Ss 
entered a shine it, Missouri R. — by the. Now niysterious day onthe just 
baqti nf ¢ata™i, nackf agaqta™i: A*’ba-hébe iquepa, Mac‘a- 
ten water they head they dropped Half-a-day his grand- Richard 
drank, on: son, 
wakiide, ye-jin’ga-wada¢inge, Ma‘a-qude, Wadjépa ijin’ge, 
Rush, Skittish Buffalo Calf, Gray ane eee Wadjepa his son, 
Ki uda"™ wija”bai ga”, éga" ka”b¢a. Ag¢i te’di éga® gaxal 
And good Isaw you (pl.) as, so T wish. I came when so they did 
back 
here 
ian pe ane ° Vis ay isle 
¢éama d‘tiiba. Ki eondgtct Wakan’'da ¢inké a™¢an’gunaji® 
these some. And he alone God the st. we stand by (we 
one depend on) him 
= *n/ Ww * : e : ° , — , 
yi, a ni™ja tai, ehé. Maja” ¢an'‘di enaqtci gaxe ¢inké 
if, we will live Isay. Land in the he ouly the one who is 
(sits) making 
amgan cundji” tai-bi éga" wegaxai. Ki“ Wi-na” a®si¢é ma*¢i™ 1-8 
that we will depend on him 80 he wales it And Tonly to remem- walk ye 
for us. ber me 
, ® cw, / / 
ha. Wi-ona™ uda™ té ab¢i’.” Maja” ¢an‘di ctéwa™ a’ma™ ¢i” 
! I only good the I bave it. Land in the soever we walk 
y A Vf VA rd 2 , la v . , 
té eona™ at¢a” wacka" etéga’i. Cé¢u cupi tédi, fe daxe 
the it only we make an effort by apt. Yonder Lreach when word I make 
means Of it where you there 
are where 
you are 
asi -y/ Ld , Ke hd 
¢a™ja, djiba daxe. Piqti wib¢aha" cu¢cad¢ai, Wakan‘da 
although, few I make. Anew I pray to you I Sa you God 
(pl), 
, j oS ha , cae , Ta paere y 
wa¢aha"-mace. (fiondqtei oniwagazu onai. Wartie-macé, 
ye who pray to him Only you you cor rae tit you go. O ye lawyers, 
about something. 
ccna u¢iwindyi"i maja” ¢an‘di. Ki nikaci™ ga uké¢i" an’ga¢i" 
enough I depend on you land on the. And Indian common we whomoyve 
(pl) 
maja” agd¢a¢i® wed¢écka"onat ¢éga" wed¢dnita® matni™i. Ki 
Jand to have his you wish it for us as you ‘work for you walk. And 
own us 
