QZE-JE-BA,E TO UNAJI"-SKA. 769 
NOTE. 
Parts of this letter, shown in the translation by parentheses, were recorded only 
in English. 
TRANSLATION. 
I have ever kept in mind the debt that I owe you. Ihave thought that I would 
send it to you, but I do not know how many miles distant the stopping-place (R. R. 
station?) is. I have not sent it to you through a fear lest it might be lost through 
miscarriage. (I have told you that you should not lose your money, and that Big 
Elk would pay you, as he is honest.) You will be apt to have your money again. 
Enough. (As soon as you get this, send your correct address back to Big Elk, and 
then he will send the money to you.) Send and tell me whether you desire elk skins. 
[EJE-BA]JE TO UNAJE-SKA. 
Undaji-ska, ¢inégi can’ge ta" Caa™ afi yi, i¢é¢ani” ¢ati katb¢éga”. 
oO ite Shirt, your horse the Dakota they if, you bring mine hope. 
mother’s (std. are hither 
brother ob.) coming 
Ceta™ wa¢ita® té ucté. Ga” ¢igisi¢é-na™ ca™ca™qti, ¢ ha. Ceta™ 
So far work the remains. And he remembers you, always (em- he a So far 
usually phatic), says 
nikaci”ga wa¢ita"-maéja ¢i‘a-qtia”. A™ba-waqibe yangd té hi té é 
people tothe workers they have not fin- Mysterious day large the reaches when it 
ished at all. there 
mja"be¢é. Ki Heqaka-mani-i’, wisi¢é-na" ca™ca™. E¢é wiwlya-macé, 
there isa hope. And O Walking Elk, I Temiemlen you, always. Kindred you who are mine, 
usually 
wan gi¢é gti wigisi¢é-na"-ca"ca™-qti-ma™i. Ca” nikaci”ga dttba  cti 
all 
lam really thinkiug of you continually. And person four too 
wisi¢ai. Wanace-jin’ga, ¢icti wisi¢e. Wikuwa, ¢icti, Kagé, wisi¢é-na” 
I remember O Little Policeman, youtoo Iremember Wikuwa(aDa- youtoo, Fourth I remember you 
you (pl.). you. kota name), son, usually 
/ FA fa se _/ > = f f / , 
ca” ca”. (iéaka, Wanace-jin’ga, ¢ijimi aka xagé-na" ca™ca", ¢ida"be 
always, This one, O Little Policeman, your the she cries usu- always, to see you 
father’s (sub.) ally 
sister 
gar¢a-qti éga". Ga" Cude-gixe yi té (ia¢é 16 widqtci ¢kiga") 4 
she hasastrong as. And Smoke-maker lodge, the Thave the just one likeit lodge 
desire (std. spoken ob.) 
ob.) of it 
wiraqtci ang¢i” éga", wisi¢é-na” ca™ca". Tyuwazi ijja’a¢é agtija"be 
just one we sit 80, I remember you, always. Tyuwazi (Da- T have her I see her, my 
usually kota name) for my sister's own 
daughter 
° is . nO . / 
ka*b¢a-qti-ma”. Ki ¢éaké, Cawi™ aka, ijan’ge wahi¢age gija™be 
I have a strong desire. And this one, Dakota the (sub.), her lame — to see her 
woman daughter own 
ga” ¢aqtia” (Ma™a-tecba igaq¢a"). Ki, kagéha, nikaci” ga diba wigtisi¢é-na™ 
she strongly de- Mawaéepa ~ his wife. And O friend, person four Tre eMve r usu 
sires you ally 
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