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maja” wé¢ajif’gai gja™mi” hi. Hau! nikawasa™, ha” hébe afi’guq¢e tat. 
land they speak slight- I suspect 6 Ho! warrior, night apart of let us overtake them. 
ingly of us ads 
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Wacka™ ega™i-gi. (iya™, ¢ixiga" eddbe, u¢igihita-baji Ga"mi™ ha. Ata®’hi® 
Do your best. Your grand- = your also, they are yearning for I suspect 5 At last 
mothers, grandfathers you, their own, 
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yi, é¢a"be g¢{ etéda™, edigigaf Ga™mi” ha. piadita® aga‘a® ¢a¢ircé ite. 
when, insight he has apt? they say that I suspect “ From the lodge whatluck you are q 
come about you have you moving 
ee), , Togen® . . “ Cee, . 
Ujan’ge ké a¢iqe ama” ¢iti. Wada™be amd did¢ai yi f¢a-baji age¢it. Céta™ 
Road the we pursued we walked. Scouts the had gone when notfinding hadcome So far 
(su (any one) back. 
an/guq¢a-bajl, ai. Watceicka jin’ga gaqa édi té a™¢fyai yi, maséni angdbii 
we have not overtaken said Stream small (going) there the we forded when, the other we reached 
them, they. aside side 
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yi, nuda”hanga wi”, Nini ai” ta minke, nikawasa™, ai. Agdha-ma”’¢i" 
when, war-chief one, Tobacco LIuse will I who, warrior, he said. Agaha-mar¢i" 
akéi hi. Hitbé anetgiya® ang¢i™i. Hinbé uja™ ¢iktiku¢ai-gi, ai Agdha- 
it washe . Moccasin we put on our we sat. Moccasin to put on pull them on hastily, said Agaha- 
moccasins moccasins 
ma” ¢i® aké. Hau! nikawasa”, ninf ji” hnicta"i yi, cf taf. Wi waja™be 
mar¢i> the Ho! watrior, tobacco you youfinish when, you will. ut I see them 
(sub.). use reach 
there 
b¢é, ehé. Ujan’ge ké udha matb¢iv. Aga®’ya"b¢i" ma™b¢i”. Qd¢abé ké 
I go, I said. Road the Ifollowed I walked. Tran a little, now I walked. Tree the 
it and then (line of) 
ugdcabe ja”. ‘yan’géqtci pf yi, can’ge-ma ujan’ge ké uhd ¢utii éga?, 
making adis- lay. Very near I when, the horses road the follow- hadcome as, 
tant shadow arrived ing it this way 
wadasi éga", wéb¢i® di. Uma™ha™ can’ge ejai-ma wiqti awag¢ize. 
Idrove them as, Ihadthem Iwas Omahas horses their (pl. ob.) I myself I seized our 
along coming back. own again. 
Wadasi ag¢é é e¢i™ ¢ankd yan’géqtci wAb¢i® di yi, cka™aji i¢a’- 
ga” ¢ 
Idrovethem Iwent so this sitting those who very near Thad them I was when, not stirring I placed 
along back were coming 
back 
awa¢é. H’ya ag¢é. Aja™ya"b¢i”. (é g¢i” ¢ankdja awdyade ag¢é. Ceéta® 
them. Thither I went Tran a little, now This sitting to those who I, being near I went So far 
back. and then. were to them back. 
eé¢ectwa"ji; ninf ga” g¢i” amd. Hau! nikawasa™, nuda™hanga edabe, 
they had not stirred in tobacco as they they were sit- Ho! warrior, war-chief also, 
the least; were ting. 
eé¢ectéwa" ji ¢ag¢i’i. Ujan’ge ké nikaci™’ ga d‘iba uhd agfi, ehé. Wa! 
not stirring in the you sat. Road the person some _ follow- are com- I said. Why! 
least ing it ing back, 
nikawasa™, ‘a™ dite. A™wa™wajd¢ica™ ca” a’ ¢i® tai G'te, ai. Gépe: 
warrior, what is can be? In what direction by and by weare will can? said Isaid as 
the matter they. follows: 
Nikawasa™, nuda“hanga eddbe, yAciqti d‘iba wab¢i" ag¢t, ehé. Hal 
Warrior, war-chief also, averylong some Thadthem Icame Isaid. Thanks! 
time ago back, 
nuda™hanga! hi! nuda™hanga! ha! nuda™hanga! ai. A™ ¢isttbai. 
war-chief! thanks! war-chief! thanks! war-chief! said They extended their 
they. hands towards me. 
Sid4hi a"nfa-mAji ag¢i taté A¢a, ai. Waka"ta™i-gi! waka*ta™i-gi! ehé. 
Toes not paining me Teome shall indeed, Gn Tie ye them! tie ye them! I said. 
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