OMAHA AND PONKA LETTERS. 117 
NOTES. 
115, 2, nia™¢ingé qti-ma®”, in full, nie a"¢inge-qti-ma*, as in 110, 1, and 
118, 2. 
115, 4. (e¢uadi, ¢. ¢., Takoma, D. C., the railroad and telegraph sta- 
tion near the author’s home. 
116, 2. Ceya nankace. This sentencé was addressed to others besides 
his wife, probably her kindred. The next sentence, as shown by the 
word, ¢itinu (never addressed to a man or boy), and the rest of the let- 
ter was addressed to his wife. 
116, 18-19. Iha® ké is used because the old woman’s mother’s body 
was laid in the grave years ago, and is regarded as still reclining. 
TRANSLATION. 
I received the letter early this morning, before I left the city. I am 
very glad to learn that you are well. I too am very well. Should one 
of the children be taken ill suddenly, and the illness be serious, tele- 
graph to me at this place. I come every day to the railroad station 
here. Mr. Dorsey dwells there. Every afternoon I return to Wash- 
ington. I have said this merely as a precaution. I think about our 
children every day. I have not heard at all from Wallace, nor do I 
know whether I shall go to visit him (at Carlisle). O ye who are there 
at home, I think of you every day. I am very glad that your brother 
(Frank Sanssouci) has helped you. You have told me that the mare 
Nelly is lean; therefore do not allow any one to work her. Still, per- 
severe! Desire to do what is apt to be good. Attend to the children. 
You say that Young Bull aided you in harvesting the corn. Tell him 
that I thank him. There is no granary. So fill the sitting-room with 
corn. Or, you can, if you choose, put it in the kitchen. Do what- 
ever you think is right. -At the end of this month I will send you 
money. If you still desire black cloth, I will seek for another kind. I 
am dissatisfied with the appearance of the sample which I sent you. 
When I return to the city this afternoon, I will ask how much they 
charge for it. I have told you enough about this, and now I will ask 
you about another matter. Before I started from home, I said that 
you would make a beaded belt for Frank La Fléeche. Frank has been 
wishing to hear of its coming every day. I also said that you would 
send me a woman’s necklace. If you can not finish what I desire be- 
cause you have no time, do not undertake it. But I hope that you will 
make the belt for Frank, sending it hither before I start for home. I 
have written enough to you. I send a kiss to John. Ask your grand- 
mother, I mean the elder one, what was the name of her mother. 
