THE WAR PARTY OF NUDASAXA’S FATHER. BIbY) 
éga". Hu! hu! hu! hu! ¢éxe-gayt uti’-bi améé ha. ga¢i® ami. Nata’’-bi 
like. Hu! hu! hu! hu! drum they hit (not they are é Pawnee the Heard it, 
them seen) theones (sub.). they say 
ega™, Mdadi aké cénujin’ga jig¢e ¢inké ¢iqf-biamd. gqahan-git, 4-biama. 
aaving, myfather the young man he with the(ob.) he aroused them, Arise, said he, they 
(sub.) him they say. * Bay. 
Ci ui¢a ag¢i té. Niida*hanga, ¢éxe-gaytt uti” amd wa¢fonai. Gagqtci ama 
And to tell they came O war-chief, drum theyhit the they are mani- Those who are 
it to him back. (sub.) fest. near 
. / . ah, cl , . oe 
gigu ag¢i yf, a-biama. A™ba uga™ba tihd amd. Egi¢e nikaciga nf ké 
at that they have said he, they Day light it came again, At length person water the 
place comeandcamped, say. they say. (ob.) 
, , <e wy : ¥ . 
uhaf agi amdma Ga” wé¢a-bdji dkusande dkidg¢ai t& Ki wit’ aet- 
they fol- were coming back, And they did not through they had gone home And one wascom- 
lowedalong they say. detect them again. ing back 
biama. Hau! 4-biama. (begin atean’ki¢é tai, 4-biama. I"ddédi ak& wada®’ be 
they say. Ho!  saidthey, they Thisone let uscausehimto  saidthey,they Myfather the to see 
say. die with us, say. (sub.) 
ati. Uhe ké dckaqtef-biamé. I*dadi aka ui¢a ag¢i-biamé nuda”hanga 
he Path the he was very near, theysay. My father the to tell came hack, they war-chief — 
came. (ob.) (sub.) him say 
¢ginkéya. Pdadi b¢tiga waa™¢a agai té, a” sagi-biama. Uq¢d-biama qii¢i" 
to the. My father all left them he went, he was swift at ran- He overtook him, Pawnee 
. ning, they say. they say 
¢i. qa¢i" ¢i" wali gia™¢a-bi ega”, eaq¢a” wagikibana™-biamdé. I'dédi 
the Pawnee hewho robe threw his away, having, migrating heran back towards his(people), | My father 
(ob.). moved they say party they say. 
akéa uq¢d-biamé. Kide-hnati té, ma™ ikide té; ‘% énasiqti dda" kidai té. 
the overtook him, they He shot regu- when, arrow he shot at to everytime there- heshotathim. 
(sub.) say. at him larly himwith; woundhim  (?) fore 
Gan’ki Wactice aka @di ahfi té, ja"-wéti" ké igaq¢i-biamé. Ucté ama 
And Brave the there arrived when, wood tohit’ the hekilledhimwith, Remainder the 
(sub.) with  (ob.) they say. (sub.) 
hacida® ahfi té. Ga te-jin’ga yi, the agéan‘ka™ha™ wanasai té Pan‘ka ama. 
afterward they arrived. A little while when, path on both sides surrounded them, Ponka® the. 
Kgi¢e qa¢i" ama a”he bacibe, wa¢i" Gitte Pan‘ka ¢an‘ka. Gan’ki i@dddi 
Atlength Pawnee the fleeing forceda they had it may Ponka the (pl. ob.). And my father 
(sub.) way out, them be 
aka maja” a™¢ ag¢af ¢an‘di ca™ ca” e¢i”-biamdé. Ga™ fna‘tiqtei a-f-biaméa. 
the land they theywent atthe continuing hesat they say. And very closebe- they were com- 
(sub.) lefthim back side him ing, they say. 
Wakide ga™¢ai ctéctéwa™ wakida-bdji-hna™i te. Anfja ka™b¢a ¢a’cti; 
Ho duoot at he wished notwithstanding he shot not regularly. T live Iwished heretofore; 
them 
égi¢e at¢a” ¢ai yi, égi¢e éa gs taf, af té Mdddi aké. qa¢i" nfacitga akicuga 
behold they findme if, behold they kill will, said myfather the Pawnee men standing 
me (sub.). close tovether 
ma"¢i’ é wakaf, nfaci*ga wirdqtci yiji ga” té¢ai etéga". (6 Quéé-ma'¢i” 
f 
they that he meant, person only one i so they kill apt. This Roarin+-as-he- 
walked him walks 
v . . . - s . , . rie va (a eye. 
(Cage-ska i¢ddi) qa¢i-md Ahigiqti t’¢wagd-biamd, wasisige héga-bajf- 
(Hoof white his father) “the Pawnces very many  hekilled them, they say, brisk not a little 
biama. Kegi¢e niacitga diba (qa¢i® ¢anké) ¢ wadabai te téwa¢eqtial’i. 
they say. Behold man | four (Pawnee the ob.) that they sawthem when hereally killed them. 
Qu‘éma"¢i” ehna™ wat’é¢é aké, itdddi aké ¢¢a"ba; wat’d¢a-baji Pan‘ka 
Que-mangin he alone slayer it was he, my father the (sub.) he, too; were not slayers Ponka 
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