726 THE ¢EGIHA LANGUAGE—MYTHS, STORIES, AND LETTERS. 
ti ¢i” ti tédihi yi'ji, wagazu taté ha. Ki wabag¢eze wina ¢a" 
he whohas he it reaches when, it shall be straight 6, And letter T have the 
come and has there begged (ob.) 
is my. come from you 
ka™ b¢a-qti-ma™ hi. Wagazu i*¢éckaxe ka™b¢éga". Ma zéska’ cti ceta” 
I desire it greatly Straight you do for me I FOv6: eet too so far 
3 b¢iza-maji, dda” wawéci a"¢in’ge ha, Ki ca® jitga ¢aa”na ¢ag¢é ta” 
I have not re- there- pay I have none 5 And you abandoned when the 
ceived, fore you went back (std, 
ob.) 
e‘a” ckaxe yi, and‘a" ka™b¢a. Ug¢é wai™ baxt-ga. 
how you do if, T hear it I wish. Soon write tu me BtouE 
the things. 
NOTES. 
Richard Rush is an Omaha. Unaji®sk& was at the Yankton Agency. 
725, 10, and 726, 1. Wage ¢e¢u ti ¢i" refers to Mr. T. H. Tibbles, of Omaha, who 
visited the reservation after the release of Standing Bear. 
TRANSLATION. 
Grandfather, I write a very few words to you. I am doing very well. Some 
Ponka lodges have returned. It is still by no means certain how these Omahas shall 
decide with regard to them. Standing Bear has returned with them. When the 
white man who came to the reservation some time ago shall have come again the 
question shall be settled. Iam very anxious to get the letter which I begged of you. 
I hope that you will do for me what is right. I have not yet received any money, so 
Ihave no pay. I wish to hear what you intend doing about the colt which you left 
here when you went to the Yanktons. Write to me soon about these things. 
GAGP-NA®PAJI TO MU*79E-QA*OE, AN OTO. 
lati ‘idage te, {4iji-ga. A™wa"’qpani héga-maji. Egi¢e ¢ati yi, u‘a’’- 
You have the, donot come. I am very poor. Beware you if, all in 
spoken of com- come 
ing 
6 ¢ingé’qti ¢ati te. Nan’de ¢ipéji’qti ¢ag¢é yi wicti éga™ nan’de i"¢i™uda®- 
vain you lest. Heart very sadfor yougo it Itoo so heart not good for me 
come you back on account 
r : ys ~ 9 ee a anhey, s 
maji i¢Anahi"-maji. Ca” waqe, “Wayig¢ita™i-ga,” ai éga”, dakihide; wa¢ita™ 
of it Iam not willing. And white peo- Work for yourselves! said hay- I pay attention work 
ple, ing, to it; 
téndqti asi¢e ha. 
only the I think 
of it 
NOTE. 
Miiy49e-qa"y0e, Large Black bear, in Omaha, Wasabe-jalga. 
TRANSLATION. 
You have spoken of coming hither; but do not come! J am very poor. Beware 
lest you come altogether in vain! Iam unwilling for you to start for your home with 
a very sad heart, in which case I too would be very sad. The white people have said, 
“ Work for yourselves!” I have followed their advice. I think of nothing but work. 
