TASWA'-GAXE-JINGA TO A. B. MEACHAM. allen 
TRANSLATION, 
Brother-in-law, I wish to visit your people. I desire to see those with whom you 
dwell. When you become a very aged man I wish to do some work for you at your 
request. The chief, Two Grizzly Bears, has done (something) for me, therefore I wish 
to go to see you. I wish to see your people very soon hereafter. Wagakerutce is the 
chief whom I wish to see. Brother-in-law, when you receive this letter send me one 
very soon. I hold myself in readiness to start to you. When Indians of any tribe 
have some one to write letters, stating how the people are, and he sends a letter, I 
usually receive it. 
TAYWA* GAXE-JINGA TO A. B. MEACHAM. 
January 16, 1879. 
Hityatiga can’ge wéma™¢a™ wawéci ka™b¢a, yiga”ha. Can’ge g¢éba- 
svane lage hor: aa they stole from pay I wish, O Grand. Hor aS a hun- 
us father. 
hiwi® Ata weénacaf hi. Pahan’eadi Isa”yati can’ge g¢ébahiwi® ki é'di 
dred and they snatched . inane Santee hor “F a hundred and be- 
over from us sides 
g¢éba-dé¢ab¢i? i" nacai éga", wawéci ka™b¢a, yiga”ha. . . . . 
eighty took from me ae pay I wish, O Grand- 
father. 
Wagaztiqti atnd‘a" anga™ ¢ai, yiga”ha. Maja™ ¢a" ag¢ita" ha: waqi"ha sagt 
Very straight we hear it we wish, O grandfather. Land the Iworkmy . paper hard 
(ob.) own 
ka™b¢a. Cé¢i" i¢adi¢at beuga u¢tiakié b¢ieta" fe té agi” cug¢éaki¢é, 
I wish. That (mv. agent Ihave talked Ihavefin- word the Icausehimtotakeit again 
ob.) to him aboutit ished back to you, Z 
, *n/ , v 1 / , vavie ~ *n/ * , , 
ga¢a® waqgi"ha cu¢éa¢é. Ca™ awii‘e tédihi yi, i’teqi tat éska"b¢éga", 
that (ob.) paper I send to you. And I plow when the time hard for — shall I think that, 
comes, me 
ca” @/di éskana ma™zéski d‘iba i’¢écpaha ka™b¢éga™. Cal, yiga™ha, 
yet there oh that money some you show to me I hope. And, O Grand- 
father, 
céna uwib¢a. Uwib¢a té éskana éganqti im¢éckaxe ka*b¢éga™. Lyiga® 
enough TI have told Ihavetold the oh that Saat so you do for me I hope. Grandfather 
you. you 
oninké, wib¢aha” ha. Nikaci”ga uké¢i" wégi¢ig¢a™ oninké, wib¢aha. 
you who I pray to you 5 Indian common theonewhoplans you who I pray to you. 
are, for them are, 
Ga™ edté céna wib¢aha® ha. Ki ticka™ Aji ci wi" uwib¢a ta minke. 
And that enough I pray to you . And deed re again one . I will tell you. 
other 
Eskana edada™ i’teqi ké wa¢ionaqti wija”be u¢iwiki¢é ka"b¢ééga". Hskana 
Oh that what difficult the very plainly I see you I talk to you I hope. Oh that 
forme (coll.)? about it 
enégatqti im¢éckaxe ka™b¢éga". Edé téda™ eb¢éga™ awina‘a® ta minke. 
just so you you do for me I hope. What will he say? I think I will hear from you. 
think (a soliloquy) 
Eskana fe té nizé ka™b¢éea™. Ca™ edéce yi, uq¢é’qtci g¢i¢age tat éska™ 
Oh that word the you T hope. And whatyou if, very soon you cause to shall so 
(ob.) take say return hither 
it 
ana” ¢al. 
we think, 
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