qiDE.GAHI TO SILAS WOOD. 773 
TRANSLATION. 
The white people have killed your son-in-law, so all the Omahas are sad. 
Therefore to-day, Saturday, I send to you to tell you how they feel. The Omahas 
are usually sorrowful when they hear of the death of a relation. And as the time of 
the year when Big Snake was accustomed to give away horses came around again 
they thought that it would surely be so; but before it had arrived the white men had 
done a bad thing to him (i. e., Big Snake). 
As these Omahas are sorrowful on account of their kinsman, it does my heart 
good (to observe their sympathy). They have not heard a full account of the whole 
affair, they have heard merely the report of his murder. Therefore this person, his 
friend, is sorely grieved, and I am just as sad as he. As I am sad, so ought you to be. 
There is nothing that I can do (to avenge his death), and you ought to consider the 
matter as I do. Should you wish to send me a letter (which I do not ask for, but 
which I will be glad to receive), just send it. 
qEDE-GAHI TO SILAS WOOD. 
December 1, 1879. 
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This paper youhave the I have b Paper the Isawit when heart the 
sent (ob.) received (ob.) (ob.) 
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Muda qti ya be ha. Ki a” ba¢dé nikaci’ga ama b¢tgaqti ucka" wi" “gat 
very good for Isawit . And to-day people the (pl. all deed one they 
me sub.) fale 
about 
édega™ ca™ ¢é¢u andji" té’di ‘i¢af x, 7’ uda"-qti-ma™ ¢a™ja, ¢ifin’ge té'di, 3 
but yet here Istand when they if, Iam doing very well though, you are when, 
talk wanting 
about 
it 
‘i¢af te u‘a™ ¢ingé ¢and‘a" téga® waqi”ha cug¢éa¢é, nan'de i"¢i™ pi-maji ha. 
they the in vain you hear it in order paper I send to you, heart mine is very sad 
talk that by means of it 
about 
it 
Wage ama Iyfga"¢ai igddi¢ai e¢a™ba, nikaci”ga ¢i¢fja-qti-ma wi" iéska 
White the Grandfather agent he too, people those who arereally one inter- 
people | your own preter 
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giyaxa-gi, al... E gatega™” uwib¢a. Ga’ ma®ni” té ¢iuda”-qti-ja” 6 
make him, your said. That thatisthe Ihave told And you walk the you are domg very 
own, substance you. well 
of it 
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ecé, f¢a®ba™ a®cta™ baji éga™ i¢ad té i“ pi-maji. 
you asecond you do not see 80 you the itis bad for 
say time (—once me speak me. 
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