694 THE (¢EGIHA LANGUAGE—MYTHS, STORIES, AND LETTERS. 
Ada* i"’mat¢a" enadqti naji”. Wage b¢tiga a%¢a"baha™i, ¢é i” ma¢a™i 
There- to steal from alone they stand. White man all they knoy about me, this they stole from 
fore me me 
té. Ada" c¢skana, kagéha, wa¢ita” A¢agdji ka™b¢éga™ ¢éta®. A®™wa ti? 
the. There- oh that, my friend, todeal with you com- TI hope this (std. He hit me 
fore them as mand him ob.). 
offenders 
rig he Poy pe rani ien hoe rye iene, Cee 
tea™¢e ga” ¢ai yi'ctée, i" ¢ita™-baji. “Gi¢it 6gan-g4,” ecé ka"h¢éga". Téqiqti 
to killme he wished even he did not deal with Do deal with the of- you I hope. Very hard 
when, the offender for me. fender for kim, say it 
Ingixai wdig¢a uwib¢a cu¢éa¢ée. Ti¢ad¢dji yi, wai™’ma™¢a® cat ca" ingdxe 
they have the suf- Itell you  Isend to you. You do not if, to steal them from always he will 
done for me fering send hither me do it a- 
Easy Deena t , shue "ni at y , ros aC . pies oa 5 
ti-aka Can’ge ta” enaqtei igi’ ¢i" e¢i; ucté té i ¢ita"-baji, Ucka™ wi 
gainst Horse the that alone he has brought rest the he has done Deed one 
me. (std. ob.) mine back; nothing for me. 
, , 4: , , roe , a . , , ZI 
¢é yina akadi, wa‘t nf agt i¢¢-ma wabisan’de watei-na'i; éde wa¢ita-baji 
this he about the woman water those who go holding them he vio- —usu- but he does not deal 
fights one who(?), after it down by press- lates ally; with them as 
ure them offenders 
. . s =f, , , . , a . 
i¢ddi¢at aka. Tsan’ga méga" gaxai, ¢é wabisan’de watet, ¢ita™ ¢ka™b¢a 
agent the His younger likewise does it, this holding them coitio, to treat I wish it 
(sub.). brother down by press- him asan for him 
ure offender 
i : / &u 
¢a™ja, ca” ¢ita™-baji. . 
though, yet he does not deal 
with him. 
NOTES. 
Mr. Gillingham was one of the two teachers in the agency day school when Dr. 
Painter was agent. He succeeded Dr. Painter as agent for the Omahas. When this 
letter was written he was living at St. James, Nebr. 
693, 2. tega™ gaxe, contr. fr. té ega™ gaxe. 
692, 13. Ibaxu g¢i" aka, the author. ga¢i™ na"paji ijifige, 7. e., Nimdaha. 
693 and 694, 15. tea¢é gar¢ai. Ca*ta™jiiga was assaulted by Ta™wa®-gaxe jiiga, 
while the author was at the Omaha Agency. These two men belong to the same 
Omaha gens. 
TRANSLATION. 
As you desired Little Wolf to work, he has worked. He has also inclosed his 
field with a fence. You wished him to work well in this manner, and so has he worked. 
So has he done, but these Omahas have been constantly doing evil to him. They have 
pulled the fence to pieces, and have turned horses into his field to devour the crops 
(against his wishes). And then, as they have never allowed him any damages, he has 
been always displeased. I earnestly wish that you would send here and aid me with 
your words. Send to tell the agent! Though I have insisted on it, the agent has 
never dealt with them as offenders; therefore [am always sad. Therefore I wish you 
to send here and help me with your words. And as you said, “ My friend, keep 
domestic animals,” so have I done; but these men have stolen from me sixty which I 
had, making an end of them. And subsequently they stole sixty more from me. On 
two occasions have they killed all my domestic animals (poultry?). My friend, even 
when I had made a wooden stable they stole my animals from me. 
