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522 THE (EGIHA LANGUAGE—MYTHS, STORIES, AND LETTERS. 
some other day, you will, as it were, go to sickness when it will be close to you. Some 
of these Ponkas have come back. They have been home for three weeks. And since 
they have returned to this land, the Omahas-wish them to farm for themselves. Now 
when a person sees any one unsettled he considers that as undesirable for the other, 
in fact, as something which must cause him to feel great sorrow for the other. I hope 
that God may cause you to be without any sickness whatever. 
I have many persons among you Ponkas for my friends; I have made them my 
children, and to-day I remember them. We have had no sickness in my household. 
I have done no work up to this time; but I will sow my wheat today. All of the 
people are stirring to-day. And that is the only thing which I will be apt to tell you: 
the people are stirring. That is the only way in which they can get their living. 
GAGE-NA*PAJI TO ,ATAN'GA-NAJI® JIN’GA. 
March, 1879. 
Wagqi"ha g¢i¢age ¢a” b¢ize ha. Cin’gajin’ga wiwfja tida™qti uhna 
Letter you have the T have Child my own very good you told 
sent home (ob.) taken it it 
ti¢a¢é té, nan’de igi’ uda". Ciide-gaxe amé Caa” aya agai; ceta” ag¢i-baji. 
you have as, heart mine is good for Cude-gaxe itis he tothe Dakotas went; so far he has not 
sent here me. who come back. 
Ma"tct-naji® g¢i té, a” ba-waqutbe ¢ab¢i"; ca” uda™qti dha” wayfie¢ita™ 
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Matteu-naji® came when, sacred day three; yet very good Tv they will work 
back 
ti ama. Ca™ gi-uji ¢i¢tja té wi"’ecte ceta™ ¢at’aji té nan’de i¢i’uda”™ qti- 
for themselves. Now house- yourown the even one sofar  youhave as heart I have mine very 
hold not died good 
ma™. Ki wi cti égima"; i-uji wiwija tidatqti andji. Q@éama nikaci"ga 
indeed. And I too Idothat; household my own very good I stand. These people 
ami uda™qti wayig¢ita’i; tida™qtia” ti amd. Ga¢a™ waqi”ha euhi té’di, 
the very good work for themselves; very good they will be. That one letter it reaches when, 
(sub.) you 
wa¢ita® uika™ a"¢in’géqti-ma™; cin’gajin’ga wiwija wandq¢i"qti gi agaji-ea. 
work to help I have none at all; child my own hurrying very tobe command 
him much coming back him. 
TRANSLATION. 
I have received the letter which you have sent home. I was glad at heart 
because you sent hither to tell me that my child was very well. Cude-gaxe went to 
the Dakotas, and he has not yet returned. It has been three weeks since Standing 
Bear came back. The men of his party will work very well for themselves. I was 
very glad to learn that not even one of your household had died. And I, too, am so; 
~T and my household continue very well. These people work very well; they will be 
sure to prosper. When that letter reaches you, I shall still be without any one to 
assist me with my work. Command my son to be coming home in a very great hurry. 
