684 THE ¢EGIHA LANGUAGE—MYTHS, STORIES, AND LETTERS. 
MAWADA*(I® TO A. B. MEACHAM. (Same date.) 
Kaecha, fe djtibaqtei i¢ie wib¢aha® ecu¢éa¢ée tai minke. Ile ¢ija 
geha, J | 
My friend, word ~ very few Ispeak Ipray to you I will send to you. Word your 
n L , 
im4-qtei and‘a" yi’cté, gicka™qti ub¢a™-na"-ma” ha. A™ba¢dé, kagéha, 
very small I hear even if, = ery quickly T usually take hold of it 5 To-day, my friend, 
3 ¢a‘éawa¢a¢ai ka"b¢éga”. (ha‘ éawagi¢ai-ek. Piqti, kagé, uawagika™i-ga 
you take pity on us I ingaae Pity ye us! Anew, friend, a ye us! 
Ki maja™ jitat‘a" ¢an‘di, kagé, éskana é@di  ca™ea™ anfja wab¢ita® 
And land IT have grown in the, friend, oh that there always Llive I work 
ma*b¢i™ ka"b¢éga". Ata” até cetéctéwa* cin’gajin’‘ea ~wiwfja-ma éskana 
I walk I hope. When I die svever child those who are my oh that 
6 ujan’ge ¢ijai uhai ka"b¢éga™ Ki ticka"™ ¢i¢ijai édihi xi, “Cin’gajin’ ga 
road your oney fol- I hope. And deed your in that case, = ohild 
ow 
anetyai-ma ibaha"™ a¢i” etéga™i aha’, ” an¢a¢ai. Ucka™ ¢i¢ijai uhai 
those who are our knowing tohave will ie apt we think. Deed your they 
follow 
yi-ona™, ‘“Uda™ etaf dha”,” a®¢a™¢ai, qtia"¢ai. A®wa™ha™e amiga” ¢ai ha. 
when, only, Good will (be) ! we think, we love it. We pray for some- we wish 
thing 
9 Ké, kagcha, céna uwib¢a cu¢éa¢ée ha. 
Come, my friend, enough Itell you Isend to you 
NOTE. 
The text is given as corrected. Whenit was dictated two explanatory words 
were mentioned before a"¢a"¢ai, in line 7. The former, ewean’gi¢ai, means, “we think 
about them.” The latter, a"wan/giya’’¢ai, from wagiya%¢a, means, “we desire (it for) 
them, our own (kindred).” 
TRANSLATION. 
My friend, I will send you a very few words which I speak as I pray you (to do 
something). Even if I hear but a very small part of your words, I am always very 
quick to take hold of it. To day, my friend, I hope that you will pity us. Pity ye us! 
Friend, help us again! Friend, I hope that I may ever continue to live and work in 
the land where I was made. Whensoever I may die, I hope that my children may fol- 
low your road. And in that event we think ‘Our children will be apt to have a 
knowledge of your deeds!” We think that only when they follow your customs can 
there be happiness. We love (that course). We wish to pray for something (for our 
children?). Well, my friend, I have told you enough, 
