A BATTLE BETWEEN THE OMAHAS AND THE PONKAS. 399 
very close upon the lodges. At length when they arrived at the village, behold, the 
lodges were of earth. Thrusting holes through the earth-lodges, they were setting 
them afire. When one Pawnee lodge had holes thrust through it, the Pawnees stand- 
ing inside went out and fled, going toa lodge elsewhere. A great many Pawnees were 
shot down. And as the Pawnees were almost exterminated, very few lodges were left 
after the slaughter. They deprived the Pawnees of every horse. And all the seven 
Dakotas who followed the war-party were killed. Two Crows’ grandfather was also 
killed. 
THE FIRST BATTLE BETWEEN THE OMAHAS AND THE 
PONKAS AFTER THE DEATH OF BLACK BIRD. 
RELATED BY A™PA®-LANGA. 
Dixe éga?-biama. Hégait t’4-biamé. Gagq¢a" ad¢af té ha 4é und. 
Small-pox they were so, they Notafew they died, they Migrating they went » buffalo to 
say. say. hunt. 
Pan’ka amadi ahi-biama. jp¢ wa¢atai té Pan’‘ka amé. Ki ¢é-ma céta™ 
Ponkas atthe they arrived, they Buffalo ate them Ponkas the (sub.). And these that far 
say. 
dixe tea" gini” té na™péhii té Uma™ha™ ama; uyfg¢i‘age éga" mar¢i™i té. 
small- now recovered when were hungry Omahas ane indisposed somewhat they walked: 
pox (sub.) ; 
A™wa™ ¢ate tai-éga" cangd¢ai, A-biamé Uma™ha™ ama. [-bajfi-e%, 4-biama 
We eat in order that we goto you, said, they say Omahas the (sub.). Do not a said, they say 
Pan‘ka ama. Dixe wa¢aa”hne tai. Na! ca” a*wa™¢ataf yi, afgdgi taf 
Ponkas the (sub.).  Small-pox you will leave with us. Psha! atany we eat when, we will be com- 
rate ing back 
uq¢é, 4-biamé Uma™ha™ amd. Edi a¢d-biama. L-bajfi-ei ha, 4-biama 
soon, said, they say Omahas the (sub.). There they went, they say. Do not come ! said, they say 
Pan‘ka amd. Wakid ‘i¢a-biamé. Ki Uma™ha™ ak& djttba ahi-biama. 
Ponkas the (sub.). To shoot they threatened, And Omahas the a few arrived, they say. 
at them they say. (col. sub.) 
Dixe cti wakéea Ahici weat’ai Uma™ha® ama. Pan‘ka-md& wakéga-baji 
to) too} too} \) 
Small-pox too sick many died to us Omahas the (sub.). The Ponkas sick not 
u-t’a" a™t’é taf, d4-biam4 Pan’ka ama. Ké, maqide wapé ag¢a¢i® i taf. 
wounds wedie will, said, they say Ponkas' the (sub.). Goes gunpowder weapons having let them 
having there. come. 
ref mang¢i"i-e%, 4-biamd. U-t‘a" a™t’é tabacé, 4-biam4 Uma™ha™ ama. 
oll begone ye, said they, they Having we must die, said, they say Omahas the 
say. wounds (sub.). 
Uma" ha® ama &'di a¢a-biama Pan‘ka yi ¢an‘di. ( yaciqti- -éga” ie‘dge aka 
Omahas’ the(sub.) there went they say Ponka village to the. (A long time aS old man the 
u¢ai.) A-i-bi ¢a™ja waki¢a-biama. fi ké’ eté é’di éga” waca-biama, 
told it.) They ap- though they attacked them, Lodges the even directly they dcprived them 
proached, they say they say. (ob.) of, they say; 
edida® a¢i”i gé gia” ¢a-biama, b¢iigaqti. Miwahegabaji-biama. Djtbaqtei 
what they had the they abandoned theirs, everything. They shot down many of them, Very few 
(pl ) they say, they say, 
umticta-biama Pan‘ka ami Uma™ha’-hébe améde gf ama; niniba a¢i” 
remained from shooting, Ponkas the Omaha part he was, but he was return- pipe having 
they say (sub.). ing; 
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