iene 
FRED. MERRICK 0 G. W. CLOTHEB. 741 
TRANSLATION. 
Do your best when those whom you see and know are talking together! We hope 
that when they talk about us alone, you will make very good speeches (in our behalf). 
We hope that you will persevere. 
FRED. MERRICK TO G. W. CLOTHER: 
A™ba¢é wawidaxu cu¢éa¢é ha. Cé¢u pi té nikaci ga juawag¢é aka 
To-day I write to you -Isendtoyou . Yonder I the Indian I with them the 
about several reached (coll. 
things there sub.) 
efuda™ qtia’ i, tida'qti judwag¢e. Maja™ béé Gage ¢a%ya judwag¢e b¢a-maji. 
it was very good for very good I was with Land Igo I to the I with them I did not go. 
them, them. pa 
Ki maja” li tédthi yi, wab¢ita” Ki ticka" égice te¢a™ 
imaja™ ¢é¢uadi ag¢i tedihi yi, wa ¢ita"qti-ma™. Ki tcka™ égice te¢a™ 3 
And land inthis place I ave by the time I have worked. And deed you said inthe 
come that, that to past 
back . (some one) 
and‘a® ka™b¢a-qti-ma™. Waha cka’na ‘i¢agé te¢a” éga*qti g gixa- gi. Ca” 
IThearit Ihave a strong desire. Animal you wish you in the sat 80 re And 
skins for spoke of past 
and‘a" ka™ b¢a-qti-ma™ hi, ugaket‘a" tédihi yj, Waqi“ha ¢é cuhf té 
I hear it I have a strong desire c you acquire it by the if. Paper this reaches the 
time that you 
éskana fe aa ‘igage ka*b¢ég ra", ug¢é qtci, Nikaci’ ga wagaxe é¢i¢i” aki 6 WV 
oh that word you give you I hope, very soon. s X - sear , debt he has the 
tome promise ° for you (sub.) 
gisi¢ai a” ba i¢dug¢e. Ki a™ba wija™be té dtandar wactar ‘be taté eb¢éga*. 
Sense day through. “And day Isee you the by that you shall seeit(ob.not I think it. 
it , time named) 
Ca” i udatqti-ma™, éskana uq¢é’qtci waqi”ha ia” ¢aki¢é katb¢éga®. Ki 
And Iam doing very well, oh that very soon paper you send hither I hope. And 
to me 
Ligita® t’a™ hégaji ha, wamuské ke’ cti hégaji, dda" a®wa"’snindeé’-qti-ma” 9 
work abounds very 4 wheat the too very there- Iam delayed a long time 
much much, fore 
ha. Ci wahd u¢dket‘a™ cka”na té ha’. Ki nfkaci™’ga ¢é cahf aka 
Again animal you acquire ~ you wished A And person this he the 
skin reached (coll. 
you sub.) 
wan 'gige u¢dket‘a® ¢iga’¢ai. Nikaci”ga aka ¢igisi¢é-na™i ha. Ikige¢i¢e’qti 
youacquire they wish it Person the they are usually . Having you for a 
for you. (coll. remembering you real friend 
sub.) 
iyAxal. 12 
they make 
for them- 
selves. 
NOTE. 
Fred. Merrick, or Siya"-qega; was an Omaha. He wrote this letter to a white man 
residing at Columbus, Nebr. 
