636 THE (EGIHA LANGUAGE—MYTHS, STORIES, AND LETTERS. 
TRANSLATION. 
Ceki, I have your money; I took it. Three persons contended with me for it, 
trying to get it trom me, but I did not give it to them. (lL refer to) the agent, the 
interpreter, and Grizzly-bear’s Har. I am strong, therefore I have not given it to 
them. I had put away ten dollars of my money for you, but my wife’s brother died, 
therefore I gave it away to the people. I had acquired two horses, and also domestic 
cows, which you told me to desire, but my wife’s brother died, therefore all is gone; 
everything is gone! I wished you to see your own money, sol put it away. I wish 
to hear when the Omahas who went on the buffalo hunt reach home. When you see 
the letter, please send one to meon the following day, and 1 may hear of it (?). 
Enough. 5 
HEQAGA SABE TO DR. POTTER, YANKTON, DAK: 1873. 
Wage dixe i”ta" mi® cédé. Pahan’gadi wi" ¢aka™aji éde, waga’’ze 
White Tact now moon six Boasts you did not help me but, teacher 
man 
wage tida" hégaji té, wékiona"¢aki¢é yi, edada*ctécte tia’ ¢aki¢é ka" b¢a, 
white good nota alittle as you make me thankful if, whatsoever you send to me I desire, 
man (2) suddenly 
kagéha Wigfsi¢é-na® ca™ca®. I¢adi ida" wédaha®-maji. Na®pa™hi® 
O friend. Tremember only always. Agent(or good I do not know them. Tam bungry 
you * Father) 
agisi¢é-na"-ma™. I”tea™ wage i¢adi Pan‘ka-ma 4éska wi? a4. Uda® 
I remember it usually. Now white agent(or the Ponkas (pl. ox one has Good 
man father) ob.) given 
to me. 
ni” éde ¢iaqai. Igddi¢ai Aji wi" tidatqti ati, é Awake. Waqta"a ¢dki¢e 
you but he has ex- Agent an- one very good has that I mean. You are pleased with 
are celled you. other come what I am doing 
yi, edaida® wé¢ihide agai ka” b¢a, dadiha. 
if, what tool you give I desire, O father! 
to me 
NOTES. 
Dr. J. A. Potter, of Yankton, South Dak., was agent among the Ponka before 
1869. 
636, 1. Pahanigadi . . . kageha. F. said that the words were used incorrectly, 
and that it was impossible to discover the meaning. G. said it was a badly constructed 
sentence (ukig¢e piiiji), and that the words were “ u¢uda™be piaji,” bad for one to con- 
sider. But W., an older Omaha, found the sentence a plain one. His explanation is 
given in the translation. For ka"b¢a, Ivish, F. substituted, ka"b¢ega", I hope. 
