HUPE@A TO INSPECTOR J. H. HAMMOND. 2% 
HUPE¢A TO INSPECTOR J. H. HAMMOND. 
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Kag¢éha, a®nija tai éga" nija we¢écka"nd udwa¢igional. Angtsi¢ai 
My friend, we live inorder that tolive you wished for us you told us. We have re- 
membered it 
a”b i¢aug¢e. Wakan’‘da ¢inké hidadi ti éga", Gawa¢akiaf. Waji” waska’-qti 
through the day. God theone downto had as, you talked to us. We are very sensible 
who the bot- come 
tom hither 
& rae Ty yD! aks Sey ! ogked 
éga" wackixe. Nikaci™ga aki wawé¢ig¢a” aka ydci héga-baji; ma¢é 
so you made us. Person the ruler the a long ee a little ; winter 
(coll. (coll. while 
sub.) sub.) 
{=those who (coll.) give directions] 
g¢cba-¢ab¢i" ki &'di dé¢ab¢i"® wawé¢ig¢a"i; éde uhé anga¢e taf fbaha™-baji, 
thirty and besides eight they have ruled but the wewill goalong they have not 
over us; path known, 
udwagi¢a-biji ‘Ag¢a-qti a™¢i" ¢ati. (ati éga", udwaddginal t& a nd‘ari. 
they have not told us. Suffering we were you You as, you have told us the we have 
greatly came came heard it. 
hither. hither 
Uawa¢aginat te wan gig! qti ¢iza-baji ctéctéwa™ a®¢an’gaska™ ¢é tan’gata®. 
You have toldus the all have not re- even though we will try it. 
ceived it 
Nikaci™ ga aka ¢éaka wawé¢ig¢a™ aka na®cta”i té &be twagi¢d yi, na‘a™ 
Person the this those (coll.) who give they stop the who to tellthem if, hear 
(sub.) directions y walking 
tai éda®, a™¢a”¢ai. Ki ¢i uwa¢agind tédihi yi'ji, na‘a” Mwin’ga¢af. Ki 
apt? (in solil- we think. And you you tell us onitsar- when, tohearit we desire for them. And 
oquy), rival 
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nikaci’ga ama waqe-macé’ cti ta” wa"g¢a™ ¢andji" ge’ wawé¢ig¢a™ ¢ingd 
person the (pl. ye white people too nation (or city) you stand “the ruler none 
(pl. in 
ob.) 
yi, wagazu-baji te ha. Ki ta” wa"g¢a™ an’gata" wawc¢ig¢a" wad¢in’gai xi, 
if, they willnotbe straight . And nation we who stand ruler we have none if, 
& n/ -bA K k: n gl + Ad n tk yn/ 1k ¢ n/ sks S| 
wagazu-a”™ ¢i"-baji taité éska® a™¢a™ ¢ai da" nikaci” ga d‘iba waji’skiqtei 
we shall not be straight we think that probably. a here: person some very sensible 
ore 
wacka™yangaqti maja” ¢an‘di fe éna‘a" etai yi’ji, wed¢agickaxai ka” 
very strong land in the word they listen ought if, you make it for us we 
to it 
an¢a™ ¢al. 
hope. 
NOTE. 
Though the speaker and his associates were opposed to the old chiefs, they were 
not prepared to do without leaders. 
TRANSLATION. 
My friend, you told us that you wished us to improve our condition that we might 
live. We have remembered your speech throughout the day. When you spoke to 
us, it was just as if God had come down from above. You have made us very sensible. 
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