LETTERS DICTATED BY OMAHAS AND PONKAS. 495 
TRANSLATION. 
Tam prospering. All the food that we planted is good; the wheat, too, is good. 
I have four stacks of it. And now, at harvest, we are sick. Wacuce and Heqaga- 
jinga are dead. I wish to hear if you are doing well in the land. And I desire to 
hear in what respects you are prospering. We work, and it stands well. And as I 
have remembered you until now, I make that letter. 
MANGGIQTA TO gAHE-AGGT”. 
September. 30, 1878. 
Wamitske si g¢ébahiwi" ¢ab¢i" ab¢i” uma”™ ¢inka ¢é’qtci. Ca” wab¢ita™ 
Wheat seed hundred three I have season this very. Now I work 
oes, : pes 1 , re ° 
té iuda"qti anaji". Ca” nié a*¢in’géqti anaji®. Ca” wab¢ita™ té i udaraqti 
the very good for Istand. Now, pain I have none at all I stand. Now, I work the very good for 
me me 
anaji®, éga® wahnita"i yi, uda™ té ha. Ca™ wisi¢é té, é cu¢déadé hia, 
I stand, 80 you work if, good will . Now Iremem- as, that Isendtoyou , 
ber you 
wabag¢eze ¢a”. Ki e‘a” ¢i cti ma™hni” té i"wi'’¢ i¢a-ga, wabag¢eze 
letter the (ob.). And how you too you walk the totellme send ieee letter 
hnize ¢ékita™ {¢a-ga. 
youtake atthe send here. 
it same time 
TRANSLATION, 
I have three hundred bushels of wheat this very season. I have been very pros- 
perous with my work. Iam without any bad health at all) As Iam so successful in 
" working, it will be good if you work. As I remember you, I send you the letter. 
Send and tell me how you are. Send at the very time that you receive this letter. 
ICTAGABI TO ACAWAGE. 
October 14, 1878. 
Jit¢cha, a ba¢é nan’de ma™tddi wija™be ka"b¢dqti ha. Ta™ wang¢a" 
Elder brother, to-day heart onthe inside Isee you I wish very Tribe 
¢i¢ija ¢an‘di ya™be ka™b¢a. Ma*tcti-wa¢ihi é¢a"ba, ga?’ foatela méga”, 
your at the TI see it I wish. Ma'teu-wa¢ihi he too, and your sister’s son likewise, 
ta? warig¢a” ¢i¢ijai ¢a” ya™ be ey uma™ ¢inka ¢é. Nikaci"ga amd i”’t’ai 
your the I see it I wish, season this. People the have died 
(pL.) (sub.) to me 
ha: Wactce t’é, Cuya-ma”¢i" t’é, Heqdga-jinga t’é, gah¢-y4dé té Car” 
: Wacuce de ad ee zi in deat Heqaga-jinga dena dahe-jadé dead. Now 
nikaeci®ga amd e¢éga"i ca™ja, ca™ wi eb¢éga" cub¢é tA minke. Ca"  cuhi 
people . the think though, yet I T think I goto you will Iwho. Now it reaches 
(sub.) you 
