LETTERS DICTATED BY OMAHAS AND PONKAS. 479 
MA*TCU-NA*BA TO AGITCITA. 
August 22, 1878. 
A™ba¢é niaci"ga Pan‘ka ¢anké wabdg¢eze ¢a® ti¢ai bétze. (Qiyan’de 
This day people Ponka the ones letter the sent here IThave Yourdaughter’s 
who received. husband 
wakégai; i’tca"qtci gfuda”i. Udéb¢a ta minke. Wamiuske ké céta® 
was sick; just now he is better. Itellhim will I who. Wheat the (ob.) so far 
e¢ita yi. Wasnin‘de taté. 
he has not He delay will surely. 
worked his. 
NOTE. 
Agitcita is another name for Wajita-gahiga, mentioned in Jabe-skis letter. 
He is called Wanace-yanga, Big Soldier, in the Ponka Census List of 1880. His 
daughter married an Omaha, Wanaceki¢abi, referred to in the letter just given. 
TRANSLATION. 
I have received to-day the letter sent hither from the Ponka people. Your 
daughter’s husband was sick. He is better now. I will tell him what you say. He 
has not yet harvested his wheat. He will surely be backward with it. 
MA*TCU-NA"BA TO WE’S‘A-7,AN’GA. 
August 22, 1878. 
Lucpaha, fe na™ba cu¢éwiki¢é. Ca™ Caa™ ama, Sindé-g¢ecka, na™bé- 
My grandchild, word two I send to you. In fact Dakota the 7 Spotted-tail, hand 
who 
/ Oe ff 0 y / Te 2 x T : 
ub¢a”. ‘A ¢ingé/qti na™bé-ub¢a”, ca” tida™ ha. Udargti na™bé-ub¢a”. 
T held. Nothing at all being hand I held, yet good é Very good hand T held. 
the matter. 
Ca™ ukit'S wita”wa ukit‘e ¢a” iida® ¢andji" té and‘a™ ka™b¢a Ca™ ga” 
Now nation which one nation the good youstand the TI hear it I wish. At any rate 
* ~ / (a P s52. iV-RO su oe *nisn/ 4s . 
wisi¢é-hna™-ma™ ¢a™ja e‘a” té, i pi-maji. Wakan'da i¢i’¢ig¢a™ taité, 
Talwaysremember you though whatis when, Iam sad. The Great Spirit decide for me about shall, 
the matter my own 
ehé. Céna cu¢éwiki¢ée. Uda? anaji”. 
‘Tsay. Enough  Isend to you. Good  Istand. 
TRANSLATION. 
Grandchild, I send you two words. I have shaken hands with the Dakota, 
Spotted Tail. It was for no special reason that I shook hands, yet it was good. It 
was very good for me to shake hands with him. Now I wish to hear with which of the 
nations you are on good terms. Though I always remember you, no matter what hap- 
pens, yet I am sad when anything unpleasant occurs. I say that Wakanda shall 
decide for me about my affairs, I send enough to you. Iam doing well, 
