728 THE (EGIHA LANGUAGE—MYTHS, STORIES, AND LETTERS. 
Those men who are chiefs have held their positions for a very long time; they have ruled 
us for thirty-eight years. But they do not know the path which we ought to follow in 
order to improve ourselves, so they have not told us about it. Hence we were suffer- 
ing much when youcame. When you came we heard what you told us. Even though 
all have not received what you told us, we will try it. We think that if these men 
who are chiefs should resign and there should be none to succeed them, who would 
obey if any one should tell the people anything? We desire them to hear what you 
have to tell us when your reply shall have come. Now it is the case with you white 
people, if you have no persons in authority in your cities there will be a bad state of 
affairs. And in like manner we think that if we shoald have no rulers in our nation 
our affairs would be in disorder. Therefore we hope that you will arrange for us to 
have some very sensible and very strong men in our land whom the people will be apt 
to obey. 
qAGP-NA®PAJI TO INSPECTOR HAMMOND. 
Nikaci®’@a diiba, sata", cadé da” ectéa™ i, Ahigi ukikie, é’di wacka™janea 
ten} ’ ? ? 
Person four, five, six it may be (?), much they talk then strong 
together, 
A i . ” LO S . ee Ber ay 5 r 
edida™ gaxai, éga” anga™¢ai. Wan’ga¢i" yi, ie a"wan’gagind‘a” taf, ada™ 
what they do, 380 we wish. We have them if, word we obey them, our will there- 
own, (pl.), fore 
= / . 
gé te anga™ ¢al. 
what has we wish it. 
been 
specified (?) 
TRANSLATION. 
When four, five, six, or many persons talk together, what they do is enduring; 
and this is what we desire. If we can have them, we will obey them. Therefore we 
desire what has been specified. 
MAZI-KIDE TO INSPECTOR HAMMOND. 
(hati tedi fwidaha™-maji, jit¢cha. Uwad¢akié-médega” fe ¢fa té and‘a®; 
You when I did not know you, O elder Since you have spoken tous word your the Ihave 
came brother. heard ; 
nain‘de ¢i”uda™. Ki ¢¢-ma nikaci™ ga d‘iba wa¢ita" we¢écka"nd-médega™ 
heart mineis good And these (pl. person some ¢ to work as you have wished (for) them 
by means of it. ob.) (pl. ob.) 
wijiga" méga", @duche. Ki nikaci’ga ¢éama, nikagdhi-ma ma™na”™ ¢i’, 
my grand- likewise, I belong to. And person these, the chiefs have made mis- 
father takes, 
wa¢ita"-ma ¢cama nikaci”ga d‘iba wa¢ita® ga™¢ai-ma é’duche. Ede 
the ones who these person some those who wish to work I belong to. But 
work 
uma” ¢inka na™ba i*’tea" inyawa¢é fbaha™i; si masani ¢izé a¢al. 
season two now (what is) favora- they know; foot on one taking they 
ble to life side it go. 
