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we have no chance to see any one else). I have told it to both of those 
who are coming back (?).. They think that I shall see him. O ye young 
men, you may hear it correctly by the time that they complete the affair. 
The President mentioned to us something that was good beyond meas- 
ure. I have said above that it was not yet settled; we do not know all 
about it. Nor do I know on what day I shall start homeward to you. 
MA*‘TCU-HI*-QTI TO CAGU, AT CARLISLE, PA. DECEMBER, 1880. 
(héqu ati ha, Iyiga*¢af yi tée’di. Wiya™be ka™b¢a-qti-ma™ 
Here Ihave . Grandfather vil- to the. I see you I strongly desire 
come lage 
here 
, : / , , oe/, Aa eye seen), geil) w 
éde, wina™ona™ ati. ITyiga™¢af aka wija”be ka™b¢a yi, 
but, I passed by you I came Grandfather the I see you I wish if 
here. sub. 
udwagibéa yi, fnahi" yi, wija™be etéga™ ha. Qiji’¢e aka 
I tell it to him if, he is will- if, I sea you apt : Your elder the 
ing brother sub. 
vy f Y / , Y 7) e — Pee e 4 
cti éga" ¢ija"cka aké cti wan'gi¢e angatii. K‘a" anyig¢iwa- 
too so your sister’s the too all we have How we correct it for 
son sub. come here. 
= Pyee , Leste eee Lee es E , 
eizu angati edada® am¢ita" afigatii a®¢icta™ tédihi yi, an¢i- 
our. we have what we work at we have we com- itarrives when, wesee 
selves come here come here plete it there ° 
da"be etéga’i ha. Wacka"-égan-gi céhe. Waqe ama 
you nae ; Do make an effort I think White the 
and say people pl. sub. 
that. 
ica’ zai té tida® ¢ioa® zai yu’ iD] 1/47 radiqnans iy 
¢iga" zai te uda” ¢iga" zal e wi" nipl Yyrji, wa¢iqpania ji 
have taught the good they have that one you do if, you not poor 
you taught you well 
y, / *n/ : ji IE BIST an °/ ° 
etéga” ha. A™”ba wi” wija™ba-maji te’ i” teqi’-qti-na?-ma” 
apt ° Day one I do not see you the it is usually very trouble- 
(=as) some to me 
/ : : 
¢a™ja, ca” ¢égi¢e ¢ani”ya né ké’ya edada" tida™ wi™, i¢adé- 
though, yet behold you live ‘you on ac- what good one, you can 
go count of 
wa¢é wi" oixe¢iki¢ai yi akihida-ga. Enaqtci tida™ eb¢éga™. 
find it one they cause youto if attend to it. Tt only good I think it. 
make it 
Ts, *n/ rie /4°8 / oo , , Pe: 
Nikaci’ga uké¢i" a®mar’¢i" ke¢a™ ¢ingé; waqe amayi¢ica™ 
Indian common we walked along (as a there is white on the side of the 
road) in the past none; people pl. sub. 
Tesoro Q , RS Pcl Bis oF , 
ama’ ¢i'i é wé¢ig¢a” eya ké wian’guhaf. Ki ¢é6 ha, wage 
we walk it plan their the we follow them. And that. white 
ob. is it people 
, , ° / . e frie te , r 
ama edada™ ¢iga”zai yi, nipi yi, wéona"a¢aki¢é taté Ka- 
the pl. what they teach if, youdo if, you shall cause me to be O 
sub. you it well thankful. 
° a ye seen . 
echa, wani" ninké cin’gajin’ga wiwija éskana ¢a‘cir¢i™ ¢aki¢d 
friend, you who keep them child my own oh that you purposely cause 
him, my own, to be 
pitied 
Sh) 
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