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98 OMAHA AND PONKA LETTERS. 
Tam generally thinking of you. I am afraid that you will become poor 
if you remain with the Omahas. If any Omaha goes to the Ponkas, 
accompany him. 
PETER PRIMEAU TO AGENT W. W. WHITING, PONKA AGENCY, IND. T. 
Uagaca™ pi té’ edada™ a™¢agaji yi, éga*qti daxe ka™b¢a. 
I travel Iwas when what you com- if, Saat so Ido I wish. 
coming manded me 
Nikaci’ga ama cti égi¢a™i ada" pi ha. U¢uag¢e’qti wisi¢é 
People the pl. too they paid there- Iwas. Without intermis- Iremem- 
sub. it to him fore coming sion ‘ber you 
. . . 2, , wZ . / - Ay 
ma"b¢i". Captain Martin cti asi¢e ma*b¢i’. Eskana a¢a- 
I walk. Captain Martin too I remem- I walk. Oh that you re- 
ber him 
siga¢é ka"b¢éga". Ma"tet-naji® ¢ita”i té Iyiga*¢ai ¢inkéd 
member I hope. Standing Bear they work the Grandfather the one 
me who 
edada" gdxai té wan'giéée’qti wagaztqti i¢apaha™ ka™b¢a, 
what they do the all very straight-very I know it I wish, 
Ada" nikagahi na™ba juawag¢e ma"b¢i”. Ki wagazu etéga™ 
there- chief two T with them I walk. And © straight apt 
fore 
dha", eb¢éga®. Céna égipe. Ki aji égipe té. Wat wiwfja 
! (in I think. _ Bnoue h I have And an- Isayit will. Woman my 
thought), said it. other 
commissary te ‘di edida" ga“ ¢ai yi, ¢att ka"b¢éga", i¢éepaxu 
commissary at the what she desires if, you give I hope, you write for 
to her me 
ka"b¢éga", wi. Joe Sherman u¢éwi" adi” aka cti u¢éona 
I hope, ne Joe Sherman collected he has the too you tell it 
sub. to him 
ka*b¢éga": wa‘tt wiwija edada™ ga”¢ai yi, 4 ka eb¢éga™ 
I hope: woman my what she desires when, he I hope that. 
gives 
. to her 
Wata™zi ditiba Joe Sherman wait wiwija ‘i ka eb¢éga”™. 
Corn some Joe Sherman woman my he I hope that. 
gives 
to her 
pentga-ska asi¢é-na"-ma™: uif¢a-gi. Wanace te akihideé- 
White Buffalo Bull TI usually think of him: tell eee Policeman the he gives it 
his full 
qtia” té. Gasdani Ma*tett-naji® ya be ta minke. 
atten- let. To-morrow Standing Bear Iseehim I will. 
tion 
TRANSLATION. 
I desire to do just as you commanded me when I started on my 
journey. I came hither because the Indians, too, said so. I continue 
to think of you without the slightest srecnmiscion’ I also continue to 
think of Captain Martin. I hope that you (two) will remember me. I 
continue with the two chiefs (Cheyenne and Hairy Bear) because I wish 
