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690 THE (EGIHA LANGUAGE—MYTHS, STORIES, AND LETTERS. 
for us, therefore I prize my country. I wish to hear from you what you think about 
the place in which your ancestors died. Therefore please send a letter very quickly, 
on the very evening of the LEA when you receive this letter. 
ICTAGABI TO HEQAGA SABE, MAGA, AND MAWATA®NA, 
YANKTON AGENCY, DAKOTA PE RRIMOR S79: 
Ca® zani wib¢aha™i ha, nikaci”ga nankacé. Ki ca” a™ba¢é’qtei 
Now all I petition you (pl.) 7 person ye who are. And atany this very day 
rate 
iA yi =) Ren oD sey D! = ka®’t = 
uagaca ka b¢éga ga wija bai Ka oa. (hé- ma cin’ gajin’e ga-mMa 
I travel I hope as I see you (pl.) I wish. These the anilaren 
wadaxe-ma awdgija™ be ka™b¢a ha. Nan‘de isa*¢in’ge. Ce Sindé g¢ecka 
those whomImade Isee them, my I wish s Heart canse of gladness I That Tail Spotted 
own have none. 
ata” oi” éitte &€ Pwi’¢ i¢ai-ga. Gaga" cta”be yi uq¢é’qtci ékita™ 
how far sits perhaps that to tell me send ye! That (ev. you seeit when very soon simulta- 
ob.) neously 
i” baxtii-ga. 
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write ye to me. 
NOTE. 
Icta¢abi was an Omaha; Heqaga sabe and Maca®™ were Ponkas, refugees among 
the Yanktons; and Mawata"na was a Yankton. 
TRANSLATION. 
Now I petition to you all, O ye Indians! And as [ hope to start on a journey 
this very day, I wish to see you. I wish to see those persons (Yanktons) whom I 
have regarded as wy children. I have nothing to make me glad. I wish you to send 
and tell me how far distant Spotted Tail and his people are dwelling (from yeu?). 
When you see this letter, do not let any time pass before you write to me. 
yE-MP-WA‘U, A PONKA WOMAN, TO HER DAUGHTER, MARY 
NAPECA, AT SANTEE AGENCY, NEBRASKA. 
(fiadi ¢ida™ be gar¢éde t’ée hé. Wagqa-naji® ¢ida”be ga” ¢ai. I*c‘dge 
Your to see you aane d, but heis Waga-najin to see you wished. Old man 
father dead 
~ / < tL Ps, ie = a es 
tée hé. Qijan’ge ¢ida”be gar¢éde, ¢ici‘e wa¢ita™ éga”, anga¢a-baji 
is dead : Your younger to see you wished, but, your sister's works as, we do not go 
sister husband 
tan’gata®. Ma¢adi ¢iyan’ge nijinga wi ida¢dde, git’ee he’. Céya té 
we shall. Last winter your younger boy one gave birth to, heisdead  . Yonder’ the 
sister but, to her 
of. ce never 1 a an ks 
ea” ¢ingé ¢anaji", cin’gajin’ga ¢anka e‘a™ ¢ingé naji” yi, awana‘a” 
nothing being the youstand, child theones nothing the matter they if, I hear of them 
matter who stand 
ka™b¢a. Qisan’ga aka na"ba” indé-wagixe g¢i¢ai he. Ie‘dge aka 
I wish. Your younger the twice “ face-picture ”’ has sent a Old man the 
brother (sub.) it back (sub.) 
gajayita" wakéga a-f. té ca™’ca™ it’e hé. Uan ¢ingé ¢ijan’ge aka ¢ida™ be 
from that un- aick he was the continuing died . For no reason your younger a to see you 
seen place coming from it sister (sub. > 
ga” ¢al. 
wishes. 
