HUPE@A TO A. B. MEACHAM, 683 
TRANSLATION. 
My friend, I send to you to petition to you. I think that whosoever exists wishes 
to live on the land. When I hear the words of (white) persons Iam, as it were, very 
chilly! When we first worked the land for ourselves we lived by means of food. 
And (?) I think that itis good. Whatever Indian (person with red skin) exists de- 
sires to continue alive in the land. As God has told me that thing in order for the 
land to be life-sustaining, I send to tell you the word. I hope most earnestly that you 
will accept the words which I send you for the purpose of petitioning to you. Well, 
my friend, I have sent you enough of a petition. 
HUPEGA TO A. B. MEACHAM. (Same date.) 
Kagéha, fe wi" uwib¢a ta minke ha. Ca” wagaztqti uwib¢a 
My friend, word one I will tell you . And very straight I tell you 
ayidaxe. Nikaci” ga uké¢i? an’ga¢i® ucka™ ¢i¢ija qtaa¢é an’ga¢i®, Ahigi’qti 
I make it for Indian common we who are deed your we who are loving it, very many 
myself (mv.) 
a ¢i-baji. Lyiga™¢ai maja” wé¢i"wi?-maé wan’gi¢e adi”. Nikaci™” ga uké¢i" 
we are not. President land those who sold it all we are. Tndian common 
anga¢i" a™wan'yig¢ita® an’ea¢i™. A®™wan'yig¢ita” an’ga¢i" wa¢dna™oni” a. 
we who are we are working for ourselves. We who are working for ourselves (as ~— do you forget us g 
my. we nv.) 
Nikaci”ga uké¢i? uda® an’ga¢i” fe a¢f‘i-na”i. Nikaci” ga uké¢i" piiji-ma 
Indian common good wewhoare word we have given Indian common those who 
my. you from time to are bad 
time. 
edida® gixe ga™¢aji-ma ékiga™qti wackixe-na™i. Ki nikaci”ga tida*-ma 
what to do they who do not just alike you usually make us. And Indian those who 
wish are good 
wejai" ama ¢i" anga™¢ai.. Céna uwib¢a. 
distinguished we walk we wish. Enough I tell you. 
(from others) 
TRANSLATION. 
My friend, I will tell you one thing. And on my own account I will tell you the 
exact state of affairs. We Indians who are loving your ways are not very many. 
We are all those who sold the land to the President. We Indians are working for 
ourselves. Have you forgotten us who have been working for ourselves? We who 
are good Indians have given you words regularly. You have treated us just as you 
have the bad Indians, who do not wish to do anything. But we good Indians wish to 
continue distinguished from others. I have told you enough. 
SM) 
