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762 THE (EGIHA LANGUAGE—MYTHS, STORIES, AND LETTERS. 
give blow for blow. (But that is all a thing of the past.) I am displeased because 
the President does nothing to right my wrongs. I did think heretofore that he would 
give me damages out of the Winnebago funds. But he has not done so. The Presi- 
dent has not given me the damages because he wishes me to repay the Winnebagos 
with injury for injury. (I am forced to this conclusion.) I hope that you will send 
those words in a letter to the President. 
~ 
LE-JE-BA]E TO REV. A. L. RIGGS. 
; October 13, 1879. 
Nikaci’ ga an’ga¢i" a"¢ig¢aha™ i, nikaci”ga-macé. Ata” geda™ ' kagéha, 
People wewhomove we thank you O ye people. At different Race! O triend, 
our own, 
. * / fl “ns & . > 
a’¢igisi¢é - na" ca™ca". Hskana nikaci’ga ¢a‘étewa¢é'qti d‘iba_ ¢i" 
we remember usu- always. Oh that Indian most pitiful some the 
you, our own ally (coll. 
¢a‘edwa¢a¢é' gti anga™¢ai, a” ee ¢é¢uddi. Ci wikdge ¢é baxtanki¢é, 
you pity us indeed we wish, on this. Again my friend this me have conse 
im to write it, 
kagéha. A*¢ig¢aha™i. Ki éskana, Kaga, a”ba i¢ayi¢é yi, a¢i¢aha™i té 
O friend. We thank you. And = Oh that, Third day youawake when, wepray to you the 
son, 
¢agisi¢e ka” at¢a™¢ai. Angu, Kaga, nikaci’’ga an‘ga¢i", nikaci”ga wi™ 
you remem- we hope. We, T hird Indian we who move, person one 
ber it son, 
angtikiai yi, anigaga anga™ ¢a-baji. Ki, Kaga, gata”hi té’di att’é taité 
we ale tohim we, eee we do not wish. And, Third that far when we shall die 
econ him son, (unseen) 
a*¢an’ yidaha®-baji. Ikaége-ma-ji¢ica”-ma wi" nija wagtya "¢agtiar’ 1 ha, 
we do not know about our- Those on the side of his friends one to live he really we es for them, 
selves. his own 
kagéha. Ki ikdge wi” ¢é¢inke waqi”ha ¢and‘a" téga" gaxean’giki¢al. 
O friend. And his one this st. one paper you hearit in order we have caused him, 
friend that our own, to make it. 
Ma?¢i"’-teayi wét‘ai te’ éceta” a™ba-waqube wi"aqtci. (éama Unajit-qude 
Mar¢i"-teayi die for us the so far mysterious day just one. This (my. Gray coat 
past (=until sub.) 
act now) 
amd ag¢af té wadagi¢e’gtia’l, ¢a‘éawa¢e’qti fai. Ki eta” a®t’é téga-baji 
the he went the he made us very glad by haying great pity he Ane how we dio can not 
(mv. (=when) talking, or us spoke. 
sub.) 
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i’ta"; wéagitida™ etéga™ udwagi¢al. 
now; we do well (or, apt he has told it to 
it is for our good) us. 
NOTES. 
e-je-bayje, a Ponka, same as Homna of p. 748, note. 
762, 8. ikage wi” ¢e¢inke, the author. 
