676 THE (EGIHA LANGUAGE—MYTHS, STORIES, AND LETTERS. 
spoke of going to you, but as Lam kept back by my inability to cancel the debt, Imay 
not get to you. That is the way; I promised to come to you, and if I keep well, I 
will come to you; for I may make enough to cancel the debt if I keep in good 
health. Thisone whom you ¢call your mother has been sick, but she has just now 
recovered. Your mother generally thinks of your children, whom I call my grand- 
children. I wish to hear just what you are doing, therefore I send a letter to you and 
them. And I wish to hear whether the children, too, are well. I also wish to hear 
whether your wife is well. I desire you to send me a letter. I have waited for you 
(to send me one), but you have not sent me a letter. If you say, “I will come to 
you,” send a letter to me. I have heard that the Otos have gone (to the Indian Ter- 
ritory). I wish to hear whether this is so. I wish to hear correct words, if you do 
not desire to go. And if you wish to go, I wish to hear the truth. They say that 
you have a horse, so I wish you to give it tome. If you say something, I will come 
to you. I do not wish you to give it to any other person. When you receive the let- 
ter, I wish you to send one hither very soon. I wisn to hear any words whatsoever 
that the chiefs of your nation (may send). And I depend on you to-day for anything 
with which you have helped me. And when you say anything, I wish to hear it cor- 
rectly. 
I wish to hear an exact account of the Ponkas, who also are there. I have 
always remembered the things about which the eight Ponka chiefs, who came back 
and with whom I was, spoke to me. Iam thinking from time to time of the Ponka 
matters about which I spoke to you when you came to this place. I am thinking from 
time to time of their invitation to visit them. I wish to see them. I am usually think- 
ing of the words about which I spoke to you. Hear correctly for me. I think from 
time to time of the words of White Eagle, Standing Buffalo, and Big Snake. White 
Eagle invited me to visit him; he has caused him (sic) to remember the words. Re- 
member them and go thither! Please send a letter to the Ponka village. They ask 
you to favor them by sending them a letter. 
DUBA-MAXGDY TO HEQAGA-SABE. 
October 25, 1878. 
Ca Pan‘ka-méya wabig¢eze hia¢é. Ki fu¢a wi” awana‘a™: Pan‘ka-ma 
And to the Ponkas letter I have And news one _ Ihave heard The Ponkas 
(pl. ob.) caued it about them: (pl. ob.) 
0 arrive 
there. 
dhigi té-bi af, g¢éba-hi-wi" ata t’-biama; nikagahi sata" t4-biama 
many that they they hundred over have died, they chief five have died, they 
have died say, say; say. 
Nikagahi yangaqti wi’iqtci t’é ama ha, AY pt qyan’ga. Ca” can’ge wa¢i"- 
Chief very great only one isdead,they . big. And horse they usu- 
say ally have 
na”-bi ¢a“ja, na"pchi" taf éga® wég¢i"wi"-na™-biama. Ca™ b¢uga wakéga- 
them, though, hungry die as they are selling them, they say. In fact all are sick, 
they say 
biami. Ca™ giteqi hégabaji-bi, ai. Ca” a™ba¢é céna and‘a®. Ki Uma™ha® 
they say. And itis very diffic ult forthem, they And today enongh Ihave And Omaha 
that say. heard. 
