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_ to have a full knowledge of everything that the President does in set- 
tling the difficulty with (or, case of) Standing Bear. I think “It is 
apt to end well!” I have said enough on this point. I will speak of 
something else. When my wife desires any article from the commis- 
sary, | hope that you will give it to her and charge it to my account. 
LT also hope that you will give instructions to that effect to Joe Sher- 
man, the keeper of the commissary. I hope that Joe Sherman will give 
some corn to my wife. Tell pentigaska& that I am always thinking 
about him. He should be paying strict attention to the police force (in 
my absence). I will see Standing Bear to-morrow. 
LALANGA-NAJIX JINGA TO STANDING BEAR, 
Ca” a™ba¢é, jim¢cha, fe wi'daqte: wawidaxu cu¢déa¢é. 
Well, to-day, elder brothe ie word just one I write some- I send it to 
thing to you you. 
Ma¢adi Ma™akibana” ama caki yi, ki in¢écka"ndqtia™ i 
Last winter Ma” akibana” the mv. he when, __ to you had a strong desire 
s sub. reached reach for me 
you again home yon- 
der 
éga" iwi" ¢a ag¢ii. Ha. A™ba¢é wawidaxu cu¢éa¢é. Ki 
as to tell me he had T To-day I write some- I send it to To 
come back. thing to you you. reach 
home 
yonder 
. / . / , 
¢écka"naqti yi, ji'¢éha, a™nize ckana ka"b¢éga®. Ca® 
you have a strong if, elder brother, you re- you wish I hope. Well, 
desire for me ceive me 
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Pan‘ka ama nikagahi ama ¢éama, ji"¢céha, ticka” i’ uda"qti 
Ponka the pl. chief ihe pk these, elder brother, deed not very good 
sub. sub. 
maji gga". Awayig¢ita® dea", jit¢cha, waqe ama iwin’ ya" 
yi © 5 5 3 ] 
forme some- I work for myself as, elder iremer white thepl. have helped me 
what. people sub, 
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qtia’i.. Ki nikagahi ama ¢é ha, jit¢cha, giteqi té. I" udat- 
greatly. And chief the pl. they. elder brother, difficult the. Not good 
sub. are the for one 
ones 
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maji, ehé té Pan’ka ama cag¢é ama a¢a™”baha’qtia™i 
for me, Isaid_ the. Ponkas the pl. Ost who have gone they know full well 
it sub. homeward to you about me 
me . , ° ° , E , y 
ticka” té. Nikaci”ga na"ba ni" dite, ama ¢ag¢é, ki Ama 
deed the. Men two you perhaps, theone youstarted and the 
are homeward other 
We's%-jan’ea ¢é¢u tée ha. pi ag¢i” té si-vigajide e@¢cba- 
Big Srake here hedied . House I sit the stride twen- 
; / , w Arent, , y Onli eae /1. / 
na™ba qai té. Aci é¢a"be pi yi, mi”qé ké ya™be-na"-ma? 
ty he was the. Ontof going out- Lar- when, grave the lg. I see it regularly. 
buried doors side again rive ob. 
Cin’gajin’ga-ma ¢¢-ma winaqtei ua ¢inge’qti ga™ ¢a‘éawa- 
Chil<ren ain ob.) these I alone for nothing at all atany I pity them, 
(pl. ob.) rate 
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