LETTERS DICTATED BY OMAHAS AND PONKAS. 487 
they hateme. That is what [hate. And they desire to throw away the Indian chiefs ; 
therefore I have a strong desire to see you in yonder land. Those with qa¢i?-na*paji 
wish to live as white men, and to throw away the Indian life. If you send back a 
letter, we fear that bad words will reach you suddenly. 
JOSEPH LA FLECHE TO HIS BROTHER FRANK. 
September, 1878. 
Ca™ fe djibaqtei uwib¢a té sane ha. Pahan‘ga onat té’di, wabiag¢eze 
Now words very few I tell yon will Iwho é, Before 2 ‘you went ae letter 
¢a™ gtia™ daki¢é-ona” ha. Ki mé ¢é wabdig¢eze wirdcte e¢ia™ ¢aki¢a-baji ha. 
the  youusedtosend backtome  . And spring this letter evenone youhavenotsent back to 
(ob.) me 
Ca” wabig¢eze ¢ab¢i"-qti-éga™ cug¢éa¢é ha. Ki a™¢akiwaji’cte eb¢éga™ ha, 
Yet letter three sone I have sent 5 And youwereangry with I thought , 
to you me 
wabag¢eze wirécte g¢ia™ gaki¢gayt. Ca™ ¢ikage wi” wabég¢eze wi” ti¢aki¢é 
. letter evenone youdidnotsend back Yet your friend one letter one you caused 
to me. some one to 
send it to him 
Pwi'¢a ha; Ada® wi" cu¢éwiki¢é hi. Ki e‘a™ a ndjrité wedcpaha™ 
when, he told me ; therefore one Iecause him tosend . And how we stood you knew us 
it to Bia 
hnaf té, ca™ca™ angi“ ha. Ca” nié ¢i¢in’géqti y-ujf te wind‘al té, i” ¢éqti- 
you when, see we are c Yet pain youhadnone  house- the Iheardof when, I was de- 
went at all ~~ hold you 
ma” he. Maja” ¢a” iepaha™ hnai ha. Maja” cé4a ¢a™, tyuhéqti ond 
lighted Land the youknewit youwent . Lan¢ yonder the very fearful yon go 
(ob.) by you (ob.), about it 
éga’i ha; ada” yuhewiki¢é-ima"-ma™i ha Micé¢a iha” wakéga héga-baji 
somewhat” ; there- J have always been apprehensive on. Michel his Ack nota little 
fore your (pl.) account mother 
¢a™ja, ca” t’é taté i¢Apaha™-maji ve ca” ni™ya té da cté i¢4paha™-maji ha. 
though, yet die shall I do not know yet live will perhaps I do not know 
Nugé ¢é macté hégaji ha; ca™ 1 Saee wirécte i¢apaha™-maji hi. A” sha, 
Summer this warm not 2 little ; in fact, -warm even one I do not ie 5 By the by, 
Frank wa‘i min’g¢a" dde t’éé ha, “nigeii’di. Cat’ maja” ¢an’di ada 
Frank woman pena her but sheisdead , last summer. Still land in the we live 
niyai te ceta” a™¢a™ baha™-baji ha. Wagazu a ¢i"-baji ba. Ca” maja” 
by it will so far we do not know Strarght we are not Still land 
ké céqa udgaca” ka*b¢éga™. [¢adi¢af aka i*¢in’ginahi”i yp, meeeea etéga™ ha. 
the yonder atime I hope. Agent the he is willing for if, Teieaeel erie 
(sub.) me, his own 
I¢adi¢ai aké tiwagi¢i‘age-hna™i Uma™ha®-ma. Ca™ qadi® vi ¢a® wéga™ze 
g g 
Agent the is generally unwilling for them the Omahas. And  Pawnees village the mee asure 
dna ¢ag¢i” té wi’ ¢aga ha. Ki ci maja” ¢ag¢i™i ga” ¢é ceta™ wégarze 
how yousit the tell to me E And again land you sit the this so far mabaanne 
many : 
dna ¢ag¢i"i yi, wi" ¢a-g% ha. Ki ci fe aji wi” égipe ta minke hia. 
how you sit if, tell to me 5 And again word differ- one Isayto will Iwho 
many ent him 
Ca” fe ¢é¢u ma™oni” té’di, fe té éga" uwib¢a-hna®-ma™. Nikaci"ga uké¢i" 
Yet word here youwalked when, words the Re I usually tell you. Indian ordinary 
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