OMAHA AND PONKA LETTERS. LO’ 
that you will decide to pity us, and that you will very soon telegraph to 
the Ponkas what you have to tell them. (I too will send a telegram in 
order to tell them.) (I wish to speak about the Ponka money.) 
Grandfather, I will tell you about a different matter. Grandfather, 
the Ponka chiefs came hither. You had an interview with them, and 
you said to them: ‘You shall remain in the land where you dwell. 
Work for yourselves. Make houses for yourselves. Fell the trees and 
build your own houses. Subsequently you shall receive pay for so 
doing. And those of you who have strong horses should break the 
prairie. For this work you shall be paid at the rate of two dollars an 
acre. If you cultivate ten acres you shall receive twenty dollars.” 
And this person, I myself, Grandfather, was very strong. When I 
say that I was strong, I refer to my having at that time two span of 
horses. I was the first Ponka to finish his house; it was twenty-four 
feet long and sixteen feet wide. 
I was the first one to cultivate the ground, and I broke sixteen acres. 
The agent saw me and he liked me. He said that I was active and 
the work was good. So the agent made a proposition to me: **Make a 
house for Little Warrior, and when you finish it you shall receive fifteen 
dollars.” I did this, and he made another proposition: ‘Cultivate ten 
acres for him.” Idid as I had been told, and I received twenty dollars. 
Again the agent. made a proposition to me: ‘Cultivate ten acres for 
Maedonald.” I went to the place and did as I had been requested. 
When [ had finished my horses were not yet weary, as they were strong 
ones. As the horses bad a great quantity of their strength left, I cul- 
tivated five additional acres without consulting the agent. 
O Grandfather, I finished fifteen acres. Then I went to the agent, 
who said, ‘‘I have already sent the money back to Washington.” After 
this I often asked Macdonald for pay for my horses, and he always 
replied, ‘Ask the President and agent for the pay.” Now, one of my 
four work horses died from exhaustion; I killed my own horse in this 
way, therefore I have been sad ever since (because I have failed to get 
my pay), and so I tell it to you to-day. 
LENUGA-ZI TO MACDONALD. MAY 16, 1889. 
Liga™ha, wabig¢eze tia’¢aki¢é ¢a™ b¢izé. Cin’gajin’ga 
O grandfather, letter you sent hither the Thavere- Child 
to me ob. ceived it. 
OE aap SP. 7 Ce ep) sastd , r *n/ 4 ~ ° / 7 
wiwija ¢anka nié ¢ingé’-qti ecé tina, i”¢ée-qti-ma™. Ki 
my the ones pain have none at you you tell I am very glad. Anil 
who all say about 
them, 
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pi taté’di fe wi égice: awdcka® te, ecé¢, Iyiga¢ai ¢inke’di. 3 
whenI was word one you said Idomy best will, you Grandfather, at the st. ob. 
about to start to (me): said, 
