666 THE (EGIHA LANGUAGE—MYTHS, STORIES, AND LETTERS. 
fea ON 1 we eee ee epaion ip ee Bc ° j . F Qa 
yénajtha gazan‘de wi” gian’ki¢a-ga. Wa¢aha ab¢i” éde, witaha™ t’é, ¢ingé— 
hair ona buf- to plait one send back to me. Clothing Thad but, mybrother- dead, thereis 
falo's head in-law none 
b¢tigaqti ¢ingé. Ca” edada® wéyi‘a" ctéwa™ a¢in’ge. Uma" ¢inka ¢¢ 
all this 
is gone. Now what ornament soever I have none. Season 
i¢iug¢e ca” mage Ama téyA ctéwa™ wa¢aha ayfkabéa téinke. Ega™ gé'di 
throughout infact winter the at the soever clothing I will desire for myself. So at dif- 
other erent times 
ud iS — / LA = *n/ yy J , , , Lae ed =< 
wija™ be te. Pan‘ka amadi wi” itize wabig¢eze ci¢edki¢é. Pan‘ka aké 
I see you may. Ponka withthem one together letter I send it to you Ponka it is 
{with you) (by a messenger). he 
(or at the 
same time) 
wi" tian’ki¢ai. Pan’ka aké waqi”ha wi” tian‘ki¢ai, Pan’ka nikagahi wi’, 
one he has sent to Ponka amie paper one he has sent it Ponka chief one, 
me. © to me, 
Ma*teu-naji® ai akd, wi ikageadé. 
Standing Grizzly they the I I have him for 
bear say one a friend, 
who, 
NOTES. 
Caku¢it ¢akitawe was a Pawnee. 
665, 1. te eb¢ega™, pronounced rapidly by the speaker, teb¢ega*. 
666, 2 and 3. F. inserts “¢e” and omits * ca,” though the latter is thus used by 
many Omalias. 
666, 3. Ega™ gédi, meaning conjectural: perhaps he expected to get the clothing 
for himself at different times. F. renders it ‘“‘ then.” 
TRANSLATION. 
The letter which I sent you by some one has not been answered, but my brother- 
in-law has died, and I send this letter to you because I think that vou will (thus) hear 
it. Iregard you as a person just like him, but my sister’s husband has died. His 
children have no one to look after them, therefore it is impossible for me to go to you. 
I told you heretofore that those in the household were not sick; but now every one is 
sick. The rest of the people have not yet recovered at all: they usually die in five 
days. The sickness is bad. Formerly I was very glad, but now I am sorrowful. 
Though I said in the past that I would go to you, I will not go (now). 
When the letter reaches -you, send me back one very soon, as I am very anxious 
to hear from you. Some of the very best men have died. Many very kind men with 
whom I went have died. I continue very sad all the time. They continue to give 
usnomouey. And therefore you have not been seeing even one dollar (of our money ?). 
Thad clothing, but my sister’s husband died, and there is none (left)—all is gone. 
Indeed, I have not even any trinkets. Throughout this year and even throughout 
next winter I will desire clothing for myself. When I shall have acquired (these gar- 
ments) at different times in the future (?), ILmay see you. Isend the letter to a Ponka 
as well as to you. He is the Ponka who has sent me one. He is the Ponka who has 
sent me a letter. He is a Ponka chief, Standing Bear, whom I regard as my friend. 
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