OMAHA AND PONKA LETTERS. 111 
/ / a eens eS : 
ca™ ga" ¢iteqi yi, wé¢i"win’-a. Ma zéska ¢izé té wasnin’de 
still so itis hard if, sell it. Money to the delay 
for you take it 
, ‘2 , y — 
taté eb¢éga" ha, dda" wagixe ¢izé’-qti-ii‘ji-ga. Can’ge-ma 
will I think it : there- on credit do not take sigh The horses 
surely fore (pl. ob.) 
ie ; 7 Pops LS : 
cti e‘a™i dite, can’ge g¢cje wahi¢age ¢acti e‘a™ 4, gini 
too how they are, hor, ne spotted lame formerly howisit ? recov- 
ered 
da” ctea” efa” a. Ci ¢iteqiqti yi'cté Mmwi"’¢a f¢a-ga. 
perhaps howisit ? Again you havea if to tell me cond 
very hard hither. 
time 
NOTES. - 
George Milier, or A"¢abi, of the Ictasanda gens of the Omaha, came 
to Washington in the autumn of 1889 to assist the author in verifying 
parts of his work. George’s wife, Mary, is the daughter of the ex- 
interpreter, Louis Sanssouci. 
111, 2-3. Cange-ma cti e‘a"i ei"te, supply awana‘a" ka"b¢a, I wish to 
hear about them, and let the next ‘‘cange” begin a new sentence. 
TRANSLATION. 
It agrees very well with me here. I am in excellent health, and I 
hope that all of you, including your father and elder brother, are like- 
wise in good health. I sent you a letter before I came to this place to 
work with Mr. Dorsey. But you have not sent mea single letter. Day 
after day I am constantly thinking about my children, and I wish to 
hear how they are. The sole reason for my coming to the Hast was my 
desire to acquire something for my children. And I hope that you 
think as I do on this subject. I knew full well when I came that if I 
left you you would have some trouble, but even if you do have trouble, 
remember these words of mine (7. ¢., what I have said about acquiring 
something for our children). I started hither with a very light heart, 
as I knew of your brother’s promise to help you. But I wish you to 
tell me whether he is doing anything now. I desire to hear also how 
the Omaha people are. At the end of this month [ will send you at 
least five dollars. Exert yourself! Try to act in whatever way you 
think will be advantageous. [Even though the corn should not be har- 
vested, it will not matter! Yet, if you can get some persons to help 
you, let them harvest some of the corn. But, whether you succeed or 
fail to get any one, I hope that you yourself will not work very hard! 
I hope that you will attend to our children. I[f the corn should not 
bring a good price, do not hesitate to sell it, if you should find it diffi- 
cult to get along. I think that there will be some delay in the payment 
of the annuity money, therefore do not get much on credit. I wish to 
hear how the horses are. How is the spotted horse which used to be 
lame? Has it recovered? Be sure to send me word if you have a very 
hard time. 
