724 THE ¢EGIHA LANGUAGE—MYTHS, STORIES, AND LETTERS. 
in good health. Ilive very happily. I have not many things. Iam very poor. Day 
after day I have had a strong desire to see you. But I reflect each time that it is all 
in vain. Iam unable tosee you. I refer to the great distance of the land in which 
you dwell. As no reply has been received since I sent you letters, I send you now a 
very few words, as I apprehend unseen trouble. If you send a letter in reply, I will 
tell you of some other matters. Write and send a letter to me very soon. I have a 
strong desire to hear from you. 
dGAGT’-NA*PAJI TO NIXDAHA®, AT THE PONKA AGENCY. 
February 22, 1879. 
Wab¢ita" té b¢f‘a-qti-ma” ta minke, eb¢éga". Wija™ba-maji yi’ji 
’ fo) ? 
iework: at dif- the I shall utterly fail to complete it, I think it. { do not see you if, 
erent thing 
wa¢ita® té nan’de a*¢a’’sa-maji-na*-ma™. Wana™q¢i®-qti ef-ga. Ca” 
work the heart Iam usually uneasy on account of it. In great haste be return- And 
ing. 
Uda*gti andji". Ca™ eddda" fu¢a ¢ingé éga”. Wag¢ita" té endqti ubita- 
very good I stand. And what news there is Work the itonly causing im- 
none patient or 
anxious 
jiwa¢é, Ada™ wana q¢irqti ¢ag¢i ka*b¢éga”. (iéaka ¢ij4ha" akdcti 
looking for there- making great haste you cone hope. This one your brother- the sub., 
results, fore back (sub.) in-law too 
wa¢isnindaf dda® nan‘de gipi-bajii ha. Gaga" waqi”ha cuhi té‘di, 
you (pl.) are tardy —_ there- heart is bad for him 5 That ob. paper reaches when, 
fore you 
cki cka”na yi'ji, waqi”ha wana™q¢i'qti gian’ki¢é-ga. Ca” tidaqti 
youare youdesire if, paper making great haste yousend it back tome. And very good 
return- 
ing 
nié ¢ingé ga™ anaji", mujnes cti wan ‘Bige uda"qti i naji™ 1. 
without pain so I stand, too very good they stand 
for me. 
NOTE. 
724, 5. wa¢isnindai refers to ga¢i"-na"paji’s son, Nitdaha®, and his comrade, 
Teaza-¢inge (see p. 695) who were at the Ponka A gency, Indian Territory. The sentence 
should read thus: Wa¢isnindai éga™, ¢éaka ¢ij4ha™ akacti nin/de gipi-bajii hi, As you 
delay your coming, this one, too, your brother-in-law (i. e., Macti®-‘a®sa) is sorrowful. 
TRANSLATION. 
I think that I shall utterly fail to complete my different kinds of work. As I do 
not see you, the work usually makes me uneasy. Return in great haste. I am very 
well. There is hardly any news. The work is the only urgent matter, therefore I 
hope that you will return very speedily. This one, too, your brother-in-law, is sor- 
rowful because you delay your return. When this letter reaches you, send mea letter 
immediately if you wish to come home. I am very well, and all my young men (i. e., 
men of my party ?) are well too. 
