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92 OMAHA AND PONKA LETTERS. 
MACA*-SKA TO SEDA*-SABE. 
Maja” ¢é¢u angati te’di, uq¢e’qtci ¢ag¢é. Uma ¢inka 
Land here we came when, very soon you started Season 
back. 
en/ v/ oi) ° , vy = / , , vy - 
wi" 6ja ¢andjim ‘idddé. ‘Maja uda® ctécté anaji® xi, 
one there you stand you spoke Land good soever I stand if, 
of it. 
/ 4 wil ye 4 , o , ~ yal es w made = 
ca” omé té’di atf ti minke. Ati tédihi yi, maja” ¢a> ubga 
yet spring when I will have come Thave by the time land ae 
hither. come that, ev.ob. aboutit 
hither 
ati +4 minke,” ecé. Cénujin’ga ¢i¢ija-ma ¢éama nié cté ¢ingaf. 
I will have come you Young men those who are these pain even they have 
; hither said. yours (sub.) none. 
, Md , vy La 4 ! bs 7 , J wv , $e 
Waitt ¢i¢ija cti wa¢ixa-baji. Nié t‘a™i tédihi yi, niga ewe- 
Woman your too she has not taken Pain it by the time alive Lhave 
(another) husband. abounds that, 
, ® / jé . , Y ew A oem if, i ae, 
ka"b¢d-qti-ma” etéga”. Wiréctéwa" cil’gajin’ga ufqpa¢a-baji 
a strong desire for them apt (?). Even one children they did not lose 
him 
Seems pe r y , / Popa soy , re *n/ 
dij de ama cti akiwa. A™ba¢é ¢isan’ga aka qéje-hi"’-t‘a® 
your elder the too both. To-day your younger the aéje-hi’-t'a® 
brother (pl. sub.) brother (sub.) 
wa¢ita. Ga™ juga wigti minké iteqi, yWan'ge wiwija te 
he works (at And body I-very I-who difficult his sister my died 
various for me, 
things). 
nugéidi. Cif’gajin’ga wiwija cti té. Wa‘ wiwha cti teé. 
last summer. Child my too died. Woman my too died. 
« *n/ ~ Oe y / ay r rue *n/ sera e 
Ada® ita® t@ nié ctéwa” ¢ifgé wa‘t cti Aji ab¢i’. Wisi¢é 
There- now the pain soever there is woman too an- I have J think of 
fore none other her. you 
té iteqi héga-maji-na"-ma™. A™¢asi¢agéga" ¢agi"ed, waqi™ha 
the troubles nota alittle with reference to me, You remember me you who paper 
me usually. somewhat move, 
. / . , , 5 / vy , ° , 
ia’ ¢aki¢éea” eté yi. Ita" cag¢a-maji taté Edi hi, wandce 
you send it to me ought. - Now I shall not start tothe there ithas policeman 
place where you are reached, 
, Yann pee leg mY HRCI TI) a Ihde pale 
uche, ma” zéskii wawéci ingaxai. Wawéci ingaxai te’di Lyiga®- 
T follow money pay ier have Pay they made when  Grand- 
it, made for me. for me 
, 7, af ; . pe Ne , is x 4 f ia ; ° 7 e ae 
¢af aka can’ge wi" a™fi, Qatt wika"b¢-éde, cange ita” wiki¢- 
fath- the horse one he gave You I wished for you, horse I put aside for 
er sub. it to me. come bit, you, 
éde, ma®¢a"i, dda” wieti waqi"ha cti widaxa-maji, aakihtda- 
but, it was stolen, there- I too paper too Ididnotmakefor TI paid no atten- 
fore you, 
aa, nf , . j 
maji. Ta™ware¢a® amadi waakihide. Wa‘ wi" ag¢a™ ehé 
tion to Nation among  Tattend to them. Woman one I married I 
it. them her said 
o , / cary, ° , . bi ae , C<— , la vyn/ , if 
¢inké, A™ pa’-qan’ga igiqd¢a™ jingd ¢inké, ¢ agar’, & ab¢i™. 
the one Big Elk his wife snuul the one her J have her TI have 
who, who, married her, her. 
