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82 OMAHA AND PONKA LETTERS. 
not wish the white man to be very prominent in the tribe. Ido not 
wish him to be cheating the Omahas.” Henry Fontenelle, Louis Sans- 
souci, Waha¢inge, Ibaha*bi, and I do not invite your husband to come, 
but if you should come of your own accord (we will ask the agent to 
attend to the matter, when the question of an agent is settled by the 
Government. If you postpone action for any time, we shall be unable 
to say anything more. So I send this in haste. As soon as you get it 
reply and let us know your decision. When you send this word, my 
son Henry will come at once with a wagon to get the young pigs which 
you promised. He sends to you in this letter to ask this favor). 
THE OMAHA CHIEFS TO THE COMMISSIONER OF INDIAN AFFAIRS. 
MARCH 18, 1880. 
Gahige said :—I¢adig¢at ayidaza” wa't ga™ ¢ai 
Agent by themselves — to Bie they wish. 
to them 
Duba-mani” said:—y,iga™ha, pahan’gadi i¢adi a"wan’ga¢i"- 
O ETERS ane his we had them 
father : 
na”i, ki edida® g@ wéuda™i etéga’i gé we¢éckaxe cka™na- 
usually, and what we pl. good for us ane the pl. you do for us you wished 
in. ob. “in. ob. 
navi; ki i"tea*qtci i¢adi¢at ¢inkd igagia- maji. Ca” i¢adig¢at 
usually. And just now agent the st. I do not speak Yet agent 
one against him. 
wi'aqtci afga¢i” té wcteqi héga-baji. Ii ta wa e¢a” ama 
just one we have the hard for ies And gentes the pl. 
him us sub. 
Jama a™ba i¢iug¢e cka™ ma¢i™i, ki cénujii’ga ta’ ware¢a™ 
these day throughout acting walk, and young man gentes 
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angtiyai ama edada® i¢adi¢at ¢inké ‘i¢é wagaji yi, ‘aa éga? 
our own the pl. what agent the st. to they com- if, reticent so 
sub. ob. speak mand us because 
about of sure 
failure 
amma” ¢ini. Ga we¢éckaxal ka?’a"¢a™ ¢ai, yiga™ha. 
we walk. Still you do it for us we hope, O grandfather. 
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Two Crows said:—Jiga™“ha, wabaxu wi" iW¢igaxai ¢é¢a*, 
O grandtather, letter one we have made this ob., 
to you 
‘2 ht ae vy wil ° ee: / / a ° pee) 
éskana nize yi, uq¢é’qti qa¢a a™na‘a® ka™at¢a™¢ai. Ki 
oh that you re- when, very soon back we hear it we hope. And 
ceive it again 
wéuda" ti-bi enéga® cea" ticka™ gé we¢éckaxe-na™i. Ucka® 
that it will be for our you think as deed  thepl. you have done usu- Deed 
good it in. ob. for us ally. 
y, / 
eé weuda™-qti-baji ¢a™ja, ga” “Wijiga" ¢inké wegaxai,” ga® 
the not for our highest good though, © still My gr and- the st. has done it = any 
pl. father one to us rate 
lin. 
ob, 
