520 THE (EGIHA LANGUAGE—MYTHS, STORIES, AND LETTERS. 
baji’qti cangahi té, ki qd¢a afigdgi tat té, wwawéci gaxe taf té giteqi; 
atallinour we Seed ity and back wearecom- will when, pay aaaee will the difficult 
case yonder, where again ing back for him; 
you are, 
ida" ewaji® angt angdyig¢a¢i" angdg¢i té ule ¢ingé té idarqtia™ te, af té. 
there- of his own = wo havingourselves wehavecome the words none the very goodin- will, nS said 
fore accord back about it deed 
Niacitga uké¢i" ke bgugagti gi¢a-baji; wage ké’ cti bgug a gi¢a-baji. 
aes are sad; white people the too are sad. 
Weét¢ig¢a® wi” re i, Heqdga-naji@ é¢a"ba, gdxe-hna™i-eh. Wia™ b¢a 
8 5 s 2 
Decision one youmake if, Heqaga-naji" he too, do ye it alone. T left you 
ag¢i té, i ¢a-maji’gti Wé¢ig¢a™ daxe té éga™qti ckaxai ka"b¢éga™. Waqi”ha 
ue ame when, I was very sad. Decision Imade the justso you make I hope. Letter 
pack it 
hnize yi, ug¢éqtcei waqi”ha ¢a"™ a™{ i¢d-ga. lt Kagéha Badize, ika- 
youtake when, very soon letter the give send here. Friend Battiste, Thave 
° (ob.) me 
gewi¢é. Niaci*ga cé¢anka tcka® ca” tiwakan’-ga. Wage ama t‘an’gaq¢a” 
you for a Person those by you deed atany help them. White the fall hunt 
friend. rate people sub.) 
tédihi yi, wa¢ita™ ‘“i¢ai. 
it arrives when, to work have 
at about us promised. 
NOTE. 
519, 8—520, 2. Ihiga™¢ai uju-. . . ai té. Caige-hi"-zi said that when Indian Com- 
missioner Hayt visited the Ponkas, and spoke to them in council, he told them that the 
Indian Bureau could not send them back to their own land, on account of the expense 
of the removal; but if any of them went back of their own accord, nothing would be 
said about it. Such was the interpretation of his speech, according to Cafiige-hi-zi; 
and perhaps there were others who understood it so. 
TRANSLATION. 
Elder brother, I send to you on Monday to tell you a few words. Elder brother, 
T have not even one thing which is very troublesome tome. Put down the mind of 
an Indian; take up the mind of a white man. Do not help the person whose plans are 
wrong. Make for yourself a way that tends to your advantage; make yourself ready. 
The President did no work at all when we reached the place where you are; and 
should we come back, it would be difficult for him to pay for the expense. There- 
fore he said that if we, of our own accord, brought ourselves back to this place, there 
should be no accusations, and it would be a very good thing. All the Indians are sad, 
and so are all the white people. Should you come to any decision, do you and Heqaga- 
naji® act upon it. I was very sorry to leave you when I came back. I hope that you 
will make the very decision that I made. When you receive the letter, give me one 
very soon. 
Friend Battiste, I consider you my friend. Aid those men with their undertaking. 
The white people promise to take up our case at the time of the fall hunt. 
