qAGP-NA*PAJI TO HEQAKA-MANI AND OTHERS. 113 
other which is good. As I am glad because you sent a letter and spoke to me, I hope 
that you may continue to be very prosperous! Do not say anything to those Indians 
who wish to go south! Beware lest you say (anything) tothem! Say nothing to 
them! And though I, too, am poor, the work (which I have) is good. 
Well, I have told you enough. ; 
GAQGP-NA*PAJI TO HEQAKA-MANI, ICTA-JAXJA®, AND PTE- 
WAKA®-INAJL®. 
December 21, 1878. 
Nikagdhi-maé, kagéha, ticka" wéepaha"™ i"¢iga™¢ai éga"™ cea’ ¢a-bajii 
The chief (pl. obj.), my friend, deed you knew us we desired for “as we paid no atten- 
you tion to it 
ha, ¢aki¢ag¢ai te’di. I'’ta" wé¢a-bajii, Ki ¢aki¢ag¢at te’di i’ta® wépibajii. 
3 you had gone when. Now we are sad. And you had gone when now bad for us (un- 
back back fortunate). 
Ga waqi"ha cu¢éa¢é ¢a”ja, éskana fe wda*qti wigina‘a™i ka b¢a. 
That paper I send to you though, oh that word very good I hear from you, I wish. 
my own (pl.) 
Ug¢e’qti waqi“ha ia”¢aki¢é te. Ca” éskana fe udaqti wind‘a% 
Very soon paper you send hither will. And oh that word very good T hear from 
to me you, (pl.) 
. / . ry . ene 
ka*b¢éga". Nikaci"’ga d‘iba uya™h a™¢i” weacpaha”i; uya™ha a"ma™ ¢i"i. 
I hope. Person some apartfrom we are you know us; apart from we walk. 
the rest the rest 
: = =i fs ow Benes su 5 2 v 
iskié uya”h angata” an’guiha-baji. Cea” ¢i¢a-baji’qti ¢ag¢ai, ki wa¢até 
All to- apart we who we do not follow them. We disregarded you alto- you went and food 
gether stand gether back, 
Nave: hassla4s pee AG Thao 
an¢fi-baji'qti ¢ag¢at wépi-baji. 
we gave you none you went bad for us. 
at all back 
NOTES. 
The writer gives his reason for slighting his Yankton visitors. The apparent want 
of hospitality was not owing to a dislike for the Yunktons. The latter were the guests 
of the Omaha chiefs, but the chiefs and the progressive Omahas would not work in 
unison. The progressive men did nothing because they wished the visitors to find out 
the real intentions of the chiefs. 
718, 5. uya"h an¢ir, in full, uyatha ar¢ir. 
TRANSLATION. 
My friends, we did nothing prior to your departure, because we wished you to find 
out the ways (07, minds, etc.) of the (Omaha) chiefs. Now we are sad. And we are 
sad now on account of your having gone home. Though I send this letter to you, I 
hope that I may hear very good words from you. Please send me a letter very soon. 
I hope that I may hear very good words from you. You know about us that we are 
some Indians who walk apart from the rest; we continue apart from them. All we 
who stand apart from them do not follow them. We are sad because we did not pay 
any attention to you before you left, allowing you to depart without giving you any 
food at all! 
