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who make the trouble. I have said that they have not been kind to 
me. The Ponkas who started back to the old land, knew full well 
abeut my troubles to which I now refer. Of you two men, one has 
gone back, that is yourself; the other one, Big Snake, died here. He 
was buried twenty yards from my house. Whenever I go out of doors 
I behold his grave. Only I have been kind to these his (orphan) chil- 
dren, from time to time, though I have given them nothing. I have 
had the oversight of them. These children continue to prosper, and 
they are in good health. I send you a letter to-day because I remem- 
ber you. Big Grizzly Bear died last summer. He is the only one who 
has been lost; the others continue well and prosperous. O elder 
brother, I hope that you and those Indians with you will unite in per- 
severing. ... I also hope to hear from Yellow Horse. ... Rough 
Face spoke of going to join you, but [ forbade him. ... Idid not 
start to (join) you formerly, when I spoke of doing so. I did not start 
because my child was sick. 
HEHAKA MANI TO dAGIN-NASPAJI. 1878. 
dai¢i'-na"paji: Kagéha, waqi™ha wi" a’¢aa xi, wé¢ied¢a® 
Fears not the sight O friend, letter one you gave when, plan 
of a Pawnee: me 
Si ep . sripeee , ass iy pais ee Rs 
wi’ udaqti wi” im¢ééna déde, i’ta” wé¢ig¢a™ ¢ifige’qtia® me 
CO Ve 
one very good one youbegged but, now plan none at all (?) 
of me 
(sic) ka™b¢a éga® edada" edcha-maji taté ha. Wedig¢a® 
I hope (? what I say I not shall : Plan 
something - 
Mai ¢ineée hA, weé¢io¢a® tida®-ona®™ ca’ ca® atti’ i ha. Gan’ si 
| J fon) »] tap) 
bad there is ; plan good only always we are - And then 
none : 
edada® ucka® ¢ wa¢aké ite ig¢dipaha"-mdji ha, kag¢ha. 
what deed that you mean it per- I know it I not 6 O friend. 
haps 
= ° ae ° CE ad a , cf A 
A*¢a™ ¢aiin'gal te¢a” ita® wéd¢ig¢a" wit im¢éckaxai ite 
You (pl.) ignored me what in now plan one you make for me per- 
the past haps 
° *n/ / ~ Nien rene, Oo) ‘ , 
¢uta” wi" ¢aona ka”b¢a ha. Gan'yi iwitih’ga-bada™  ¢i 
straight you tell me I wish x And then lignoredyou and(pl.) you 
(pl.) 
/ *—/ ° sys S/o y 
ar¢a™ ¢a‘in'gai cga” weé¢ig¢a™ wit’ da" and‘a™ ka™b¢a ha. 
you (pl.) ignored me as plan one good I hear it I wish 
Hehadka Mani. 
Elk Walks. 
NOTES. 
Heliaka-mani’s mother was an Omaha. He is the chief of a Yankton 
gens. When the author met him at the Omaha Agency in 1878, he 
found that Heliaka-mani could read and write his native tongue, the 
