HUPEG@A TO A. B. MEACHAM. 735 
uké¢i®-ma Wakan’da aka ucjyawadki¢ai. Wiugdace ctéwa™ a¢igaxa-baji. 
the common ones God the caused them to own Tn the way in the least we did not regard 
(pl. ob.) (sub.) it. you. 
Ni-yan’ga masini ké maja” u¢u¢iyi¢in’gai ¢a™ maja” wiwija ¢a™ ¢att. 
Big Water other side the land it did not hold out for ‘the land my the you 
you (all) come 
hither. 
Ki ¢anija tai éga" maja” wiwtja ¢a" ¢att éga", ¢anfjai. Maja” wiwija 3 
And youlive inorder that land my the youhaving come you live. Land my 
hither, 
¢a" ¢ati té’di, can’ge-ma ci” qti waja™be-na™ma™, yéski cti ci qti 
the youhave when, the horses very fat T have usually seen them, oxen too very fat 
come 
waja™ be-na"-ma™, wamiuiské uji g@é’ cti, wéga"ze g¢éba-diba, g¢éba-sata’, 
I have usually seen them, wheat sown he too, measure forty, fifty, 
dL. 
eb) 
ujinati gé wajabe, maja” wiwija ¢an‘di. Wata™zi gé’ cti g¢éba-diba 6 
they usually the I have seen land my in the. Corn the too forty 
sowed (pl. them, (pl. 
in. ob.) in. ob.) 
uji-na'i waja™be; na™za ge’ cti tidaqti g¢i”; can’ge yf ge’ cti udarqti, 
they usually I have seen; fence the too very good sit ; horse house the too very good, 
planted (pL. (pl. 
in. ob.) in. ob.) - 
y-ug¢i"’ ge’ eti, ida" g¢i”; kikusi wi"dqtci g¢éba-sata" ctéa™i: maja™ 
dwelling- the too, good sit; hog one fifty perhaps: land 
house (pl. 
in ob.) 
wiwija ¢a" fyiyixai wage amd. Gi'¢éqti-na™ ca™”ca’. Wi i” ¢a-maji-na™ 9 
my the have made white the (pl. They are usually always. it IT am sad usually 
for themselves people sub). very glad 
by means of it 
ca”’ca™ b¢i”. T’teatqtci i”¢é ha, ada" wawidaxu cu¢éa¢é. Twi’ ¢aya* 
always Lam. * Just now Tam : there- I write several I send to You help me 
glad fore things to you. you. 
ka"b¢éga™. Twi ¢aya™ x'ji, i’ ¢é-na®™ ca’ca® etéga". Nikaci™’ ga uké¢i"-ma 
I hope. You help me if, Tam usually always apt. Indian the common 
glad ones 
wanita pfiiji’qti te ¢i” ékiga™qti wackaxai, waqe-macé. Téna’! wami 12 
quadruped very bad will the(mv. just like it you make us, O ye white people. Fie! blood 
an. ob,) 
ea’ ¢ikiga™i: qi™ha-ska’ ¢idxai, qiha-jide waxai. Pahan‘ga te’di edada® 
weare like you: white skin he made red skin he made us. Formerly what 
you, 
ctéwa™ a®¢a® baha"-baji, ita" ticka" ¢i¢ijai ge at¢a™¢ibaha™i. Ucka" 
soever we did not know, now deed your the(pl. we know you by means Deed 
in. ob.) of them. 
¢i¢fjai gé ama’ ¢ibaha™i te’di, ticka™ ¢i¢ijai ge’ at¢an’gu¢ihé anga™¢ai- 15 
your the (pl. we know you by when, deed your the(pl. we follow you in we wish. 
in. ob.) means of them in. ob.) them 
An¢an’gu¢ihé tan’gata" ha.  A™¢a”niy etaf té wi udwagi¢di-ga, 
We will follow you in them ' We may improve by the one tell it to us, 
means of (things) 
wige-macé. E‘a” i¢igindai gé wi" udwagi¢di-ga, kagéha. Qta” ¢i¢é 
O ye white people. How they are for the(pl. one tell to us, my friend. We love you 
your good in. ob.) 
héga-baji, kagéha. Nikaci’ga uké¢i" d‘iba macté maja” kéya hi éde 18 
not a little, my friend. Indian common some warm land tothe reacheé but 
