WAQPECA TO UNAJI'-SKA. C6 
TRANSLATION. 
As I am attired to-day, during the very cold weather, in what you have sent to 
me, I am living very comfortably, therefore I send to you to thank you, O ye women! 
O friends, do good to me anew! Friends, we have turned towards Wakanda and 
what is good, therefore I have been thanking (or petitioning) you now and then. I 
have seen these white men do various kinds of work. Wakanda has caused them to 
move their hands (rapidly) in working: I have seen it all, therefore I hope to do like- 
wise. I usually beg (of Wakanda) for my own (interests). My child knows how to 
work, so I send to tell you about him in addition to what I tell about myself. My 
child usually causes me, as it were, to feel full, as after eating (by what he does for 
me), therefore I think that what he does is good. I think that I may do likewise just 
about this time, therefore I may accomplish a little for myself (though I am getting 
old). I desire you to send me a letter on some day or other, whenever it may suit you. 
O you who lead industrious lives, I live among you following your example. 
WAQPECA TO UNAJE-SKA. 
December 26, 1879. 
Negtha, fe ti¢agé te i” ¢éqti-ma”. Can’ge Ahigi wéni" i” ¢éqti-ma™. 
Ouncle, word youhave the Iam very glad. Horse many you have I am very glad. 
sent here them 
Ha” gé i¢dug¢e ar¢isi¢af. Cin’gajin’ga wiwija ¢a‘éwaga¢e’qti eté yi, 
my 
Night the(pl. throughout we think of Child you have great pity on ought, 
in. ob.) you. them 
¢a‘éwa¢d¢aji qtia’, ¢isi¢é-na™ ca”ca™. Cub¢é ta: minke, negfha. Ca" 
you have not pitied them at  hethinks usu- always. I will go to you, O uncle. Well 
Mi of you ally 
ata” i™uda" té éta™ uq¢é’qtci éga". Ninigahi g¢éba ja” dadxe andji" 
howlong goodfor the solong very soon 80. Killickinnick ten night Imake Istand 
me it 
téinke. Ca” ¢ijan’ge ctéwa™ waja”be ka™b¢a. Uwad¢igind ka"b¢éga". 
will. Well, your sister even TI see them I wish. You tell it to them I hope. 
Can’ geqajin'g ga wéb¢iwi" éga™ ¢ingé. Wijiga® aké, Ma*tct-na"ba e¢a™ba 
I sell them ae there are My ead: the Two Grizzly bears he too 
none. father (sub.), 
cahi ti aka. Edi cupi téinke. Ceta™ giniqtii’ji. Qind‘a" yi, gi ‘¢eqtia™. 
will arrive there Then I willreach there So far he has not fully He hears if, chen is very glad. 
where you are. where you are. recovered, from you 
Can‘ge, negiha, a™¢in’ge. Camn’ge waqe ejaqti na™ba wab¢i" endqtci. 
Horse, O uncle, I have none. Horse white their very two T have them them only. 
people own 
Cin’ gajin’g ga endqtci wa¢i", wa¢itatwiki¢é-na™ i. 
they only they have they causethemto usually. 
them, work 
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