VOL. IX. NO. 3. APRIL, 10, 1901. WOKAJUJU MAZASKA WANJI. T1YOPA KIN CIQADAN QA CANKU NAKUN OOISTIYEDAN WICONI IYAHDE: QA WICASTA TONANA IYEYAPI ECE. TIYOPA CIQADAN KIN HE OHNA YA PO.-MATT. 7 . WICASTA YAMNI WO- JUHA YUHAPI. EH ANN A WICOWOYAKE DEHAN ONPICA. Enanna wicowoyake wan clecen oyakapi. Wieahca wan omani eca wojuha wan kanyetanhan napin qa nakun wanji Beyat=*.illaan qm. Token on cle hecon kin sdonyaya he? J to ocieiyake kta. Onma lieyapatanhan qin kin he takoclaku taku waste ecakieonpi kin hen okago iyeya hecen he icimana wanyake sni; qa hecen iyecana owa- sin akistonja. Onma Kanyetanhan riapin kin he wieasta wahtanipi kin owasin yuha on; qa he anpetu owasin omani esta yuptanptanyus wauyaka ecee. Anpetu wan en, wieasta wan iye- ceca e aKipa; wojuha wan napin qa wanji qin. Etkiya ye qa wojuha ogejuya oyutantan. -Koda dena taku duha he?"' eye qa, wojuha wan napin kin eokaya apa. "Ayustan wo, hecon sni wo! taku waste bduha kin mayakiyusice kta eya." •'Taku e he taku waste he?" toka- heya qon heya iwanga. '^Wicohan waste ecamon kin hena," wicinonpa kin eya: '-Hena owasin mitokam mcluha, hecen ohinni wan- bdake kta, qa iwacu ecee' kta. Wan- yaka wo, hekta anpetuwakan qehan wamnayanpi, qa kaspapi hanke we- con qon he dee; qa wicinyana onsika wan sina wan waqu kin he is dee; qa hoksina huste wan napinkpa wa- qu he is dee; qa wadasa wan rnaza- iana wan waqu kin dee; qa — "Qa wojuha wmi heyaoatanhan yaqin kin he is taku en on he?" tokeya ieimani qon eya; ihdatan yan- ke cin oibanke kte sni kecin on heya. "Ayastan wo," wicinonpa kin eva: ''hen taku on kin hena wanbdaka wa- ciu sni. He wojuha kin taku eikoi- stina icisniyan ecamon kin hena on." '"Wojuha taku icisniyan ecanon ohna on kin he e ivotan ojuna," to- kaheya kin eva. Wicinonpa kin iyokipi sni. Toh'n- ni hecen awacin sni, qa taku icisni- yan econ kin hena owasin tohinni iye kin inonpa wanyaKa cin sni, tKa atukan kin hecehnaua owasin wan- yakapi. Gauze qa takekiciye ktatka, econ- han ivamni ieimani wan ija iyewiea- ceca wojuha nomyuhaahiwicahdeya. Tokaheya kin nonpin yuzapi, qa onma heya. Wojuha kin hena taku ohna duha he? "Wanonniciyakapi kta ? " onma kin eya. •'Haw," eya, taku wasteste ota bduha qa wicawakipazo kta iyomaki- pi. Wojuha de kanyetanhan napin kin en epazo, "tokan tanu waste econpi ecee ojuna on." "Nina tke naceca," tokaheya kin eya. '•He icisniyan eha" wiciyamni kin eya. "Tke kin he sina on watope- kiyapi wan, qa is waubdi wan hupahu yuke cin he iyececa. He on iyoma- pta." Wojuha wan heyapatanhan yaqin kin he eqes ini waste kte sni." wici- nonpa kin eya; "takuna on sni; qa nakun cete hcloka." "He ecaken hecamon," wicivamni qon eya, "tuwe tokeca on taku ekta- sniyan nawahon kin owasin hen owa- hnaka ecee, hecen etaopteya owasin hinhpaya qa owasin tokanan. Hecen takuna tkeya kuntkiya amaye kte sni." [De woyake kin etanhan taku ota onkonspepi kta iyececa. Anpetu kin clehanyari wicohan kin he wanka, waiciyapi, tokan wabdezapi, qa iyepi kin aicibdezapi sni kin, he wieasta wan tokan taku icisniyan econpi owasin wojuha wan kanyetanhan napin qa en ohnaka ecee qon iyece- ca; hecen ito he iyecen tokan eceena waabdezapi kin hena wojuha napin onpi qes dehan wicota wojuha wi- Keernna ecen napin onpi kta tuka.] 1CAMNA ECONHAN CAN WANICA. Owanka-yujajapi hanheni wan econhan wapa. qa can conana onhna- kapi; econhan siceca onsika wan can oein hi, siceca wan wavazanke qa atkuku kin is otonweta witko on ke- ya. Ina tehan takuna eye sni, ecin onkis e\ r a siceca wayazanka wan cn- yuhapi. Nina osni qa anpetuwakan kta hehanyan tokiyatanhanna inahni can iciipica. sni. Ate heya: "taku onyuhapi kin hanke wicaqupo; hecen owastecake kta, qa can yuke kta." "Ina ina qa heya: 'Hecen iye isanpa iyotanhan iyekiyapi, hecen hankena kin he henakeca kinhan e wancake onkiwankapi, qa hitonka- kanpi kinhan eceena waste.' "Ho hecen hanke qon he onsika ikiyena tipi kin en iyokipiya wica- qupi, qa iyecana icamnayanke kin econhan, qa ehake can aonpi qa na- takapi kte cin hehan tuwe tivopa ka- toto, qa woju wieasta wan taku on- cinpi eca wiyopeya ahi ecee qon he hi qa heya: "Boston ekta can ohna wanjina abda tuka nina bobdu, hecen tiyate waki wacin. Can kin hena den wa- pahpa yacinpi he? Nina iyokipi ma- yapi kta, hehan is kajuju inayahnipi kte sni" ce eya. "Haw," ate eya. Wieasta kin wanna kinhde qehan ate, ina ekta etonwe, waayate kin he awacin on- yanpi kta neon; "osni kin cle awa- hececa sni kinhan can ynke kta ce epe sece ciqon?" "Ina taku opa kin dee," apepi qa ohinni skinciyapi, qa nakun heye ece; "aguyapi kin mini oiyohpekiyapi, kinhan anpetu tonana iyohakam asanpi ihdi apawind iyekcupi kta.,' AKICITA ITANCAN WANAPIN ON WACEKIYAPI TAWA KIN. Akicita itancan wan akicita ope cin econhan woeekiye opa esta owa- sin ecetuya econ sni, tuka wanji eqes anpetu otoiyohi econ kta iciconza, qa wanapin on waeekiyapi kin ee. De wieasta iyecen qa waniyetu tonaken wieakeyahan econ. Tuka tuwe taku econ kta keya iciconza kes anpetu wanji en econkapinpi yukan, unkan akicita kin ija hececa. Okic'ze econhan anpetu wan en wakeya tawa kin en ki qa nina watuka Hca, hecen wancahnana ohehdepi tawa kin akan hdiwanka qa wancake nina istinma iyaya. Hanyetu cokaya sni ecen ogonga, ohnihde tawa kin yuhica, unkan sipto on wacekiye sni qon kiksuya. Ina- jin hiyaya qa eye kte cin tawatenye sni. Ecehna wanke token econ kte cin aicicinica. Unnahanketa he- cin: "Wieasta wanjina wahnaye sni. hecen Mari wakan kin he wahnaye kte sni." / SINASAPA WOCEKIYE TAEYANPAHA. SlNASAFA WOCEKIYE TaEYANPAHA. REV. JEROME HUNT. O. S. B. PUBLISHER and PROPRIETOR. Port Totten. -:- North Dakota. PUBLISHED -:- MONTHLY. ONE DOLLAR PER YEAR. Entered at the Postoffice at Fort Totten N. Dak. as second class matter. With the Approbation and Blessing of Rt. Rev-. John Shanley D. D. Bishop of Fargo, N. Dakota. APRIL, IO, 1901. Najin hiyaye qa hecen sipto on wacekiyapi kin eya yanka, oeim wa- titani kin hena awakicin qa icante sica. Cekiya ayastan sni ecen woa- fttani ohdagye kta cin awacin iheya. Canpeskamakahde inajin qa eoonkia keya, hotankaya heya: '"Hahanna kinhan woahtani obdag inde kta." u Tokea wanna ees de sni'?' 5 Wi- caho wan iyekiya e tankan heya ni- yan. Father Damos akicita en wi casta wakan yuhapikin hee, heecon- han, Wakantanka hen iyopteya, qa akicita itancan taku eye cin nahon. Hecehnana iyowinyan qa woahtani ohdaka. Ozuye en wicasta wakan kin anpao kin Mass wosnapi econ kin en ope qa Yutapi-wakan icu. Oape tonana iyohakam akicita osoaye kin natan eyaye kta wicaki- copi, qa toka kieicutepi kin hecehna- na akicita itancan katabiyuyapi. He- cen sipto on wacekiyapi kin ake wi- canacfi wanji nivan. Tuka nam kin mahpiva ekta iyava. Rudolph, Wicastayatapi Hapsburgh Etanhan Kin. Hapsburgh en wicastayatani kin anpetu wan en Switzerland lie kin ekta wotihni i unkan sinasapa wan wakpana wan en iyuwege kta skan, wanyaka. Sinasapa kin he wicasta onsika wan te kte hca e ekta Yutapi wakan kaya. Wicastayatapi kin he tuwe kin wanyake qa taku on ye cin sdonya, sinasapa ihduze kin eci- yatanhan he Yutapi-wakan toki aye e okahnio-a. WieastavataDi kin wan- cahnana sunkakan yanke cin etan- han kun hiyuiciye qa sinasapa kin sunkakan kin akanyotangkiya. Ru- dolph, wicastayatapi kin ocanku sice kin hena sunkakan kin kaska yuza qa ocanku waste ca ihektapatanhan mani ecee. Wicasta wayazanka ti kin ehanipi qehan, sinasapa kin Yutapi-wakan wicaqu kin econhan wicastayatapi kin canpeskamakahde najin. Hehan sinasapa kin sunkakan kin wicastayatapi kin kicu, qa heya: "Wicastayatapi, tanyan ecamiye- con kin on pidamayaya epe kte sni ecin Tuwe niye on te kin he ecaye- con, qa He lye nicicajuju kta." Tuka wicastayatapi kin sunkakan kin ikikcu kta cin sniqaheya. '"Sun- kakan wan mahpiya en itancan kin he akanyang yuha onpi kin, he wa- hduhe kta iyemacece sni. Yuha wo, qa wayazankapi ekta Yutapi wakan wicayakada eca he nun ecee kta. Taku yute kte cin he nnye waqu kia.' Wicastayatapi Kin kinihanyan pa- tuje qa sunkakan iwotihni waste qon sinasapa kin qu, qa iye ti ekta hun- onyun ki, Rosebud Agency, Iron Wood Greek Shoe March 5, 1901. St. Joseph O. apiiuyapi; ho heon eyanpaha el waklaotanm wacin. Mitakuyepi, tonakiya Eyanpaha iya- cupi kin he nayahonpi na on onye- ksuvapi wacin on waklaotanin kte wacin ye lo. Lena oitancanpi wiea- yustanpi. Robert Prairie Bird tunkansilaya- pi. Cetanmatotamaheca okihe. Mahpiyawaubli wocekiye eye. Win, Picket Pin wiyokiheaya. Okineinin mazaska awanyake. Ikmumato iani awanyake. Hehakawakan tiyopa awanyake. Hehakawaste, Tasinaopi na Najinyanpi okliklepi. Zitkala- wanbli wainnaye. Ho hece lena oitancan wicaklu- stanpi; heon etan owaklake. Mita- kolapi lecel mitawacin. Hekta wau Kin taku tona econpica sni kin iyuha ecamon ce, yunKan ehan he istama- o-onCTa nahan oiyokpaza el waon. Ho lehanl kitanla se watonwe selececa unkan wowaoi wakan el wanblaka cin on watonwe selececa lo. Unkan hektakiya ewatonwan y unkan taku econpica sni cin oyasin wanweklake yunkan awecakehan niataku sni ye lo ecanmi ye lo. Ho he hehanl wo- wapi wakan kin wahokonmakiye cin qon lecela awakibleze na tokata- kiya tokel mni kte cinhan ake wo- wapi wakan el ornakiyaka on etan minaofi Kin tokel waskan Kinhan ni- wakiyin kte hecina he okna mikluo- yin kta wacin. Icin taku wanji wa- ste canokna kitanpi ce; hece lehanl wojupisu eya inyan akanl hinhpaye cinhan hena tona wicoiye kin iyuskin icupi na cistiyela awacin pi tuka hutkan nicapi; heon tohan taku iyutanpi canna hunke sni- yan hinhrjaya ce. Ho hehanl tona is wapepeka ekna hinhpaye cin hena nanonpi tuka el etonwanpi sni, maka wowiyuskinyanpi naotinzapi na on waskuyeca takuna icaga sni ce; hena iyotan hunke sni hinhpayapi ce. Na su maka waste el hinlipave cin hena cantewasteya wicoiye icupi na yuha- piwowacin tanka on waskuyeca icali- yaoi kin eepi lo. Wiyacinpi kin woju kin he Wakantanka Ginhintku kin ee na maga kin he makoce kin ee na su kin he tona wastepi kin ee- pi na wasuton kin heTnakaihanke kte cin ee, na wayahota kin mnayanpi huhnahyaoi kte cin he iyecel tona sicapi kin woyaco annetu kin el iye- ceca kta. Ho mitakuyeui, lena onka- blezapi na , okna onyanpi kte hci ye lo. MaKa akanl taku wawiyutan- yan ota; hena el etonwe sni ohin- 111 Wakantanka ecela ye lo; heon ta- ku onkiyutanpi kin hena tieyab iye- onyanpi kte lo ecanmi ye lo. St. Jo. omniciye kinhan wamyetu nom 011- skanpe lo yukan Wakantanka taku iwalioonyanpi he Ateyapi na Cinhin- tku na Woniya wakan. kin caje, ho he yunkan nakun akantanhan ko onyanKapi kte cin he e ye lo. Ho heon etanhan hecel epe lo. Ho na hinhaniii na htayetu hena owasin ce- onkiyapi kte lo; na aiuietuwakan el iyokipiya cekive onyanpi lo. Iyuha cantewasteya napeciyuzape lo. Charles Picket Pin. WASJCU WAN DEHANNA KI. Colllaibus America makoce iyeye kin ohaKam iyecana yewicasipi kin ekta uwicayapi qa Ikce wicasta kin Wakantanka sdonye wicakiyapi qa wocekiye ope wicayapi. South A- merica enta enana Ikcewicasta wi- cokcota wocekiye opapi. Yewicasi- pi kin ob hnana 01. pi qehan Ikcewi- casta kin wasicu km wastewicadapi qa ohowicadapi. Iyohakam wicasta deci hipi esta Wakantanka sdonyapi sni, qa is wi- canagi ni kta ekta ewacinpi sni; ee token wijicani kta eceenaodepi. Qa dena heepi e waonsidapi sni, Qa owo- tanpina sni kin heon TKcewicasta kin wasicu kin wahtewiradapi sni kin icaga, qa heon wasicu wan Ikcewi- casta Kin ehna on kta wokokipe. South x\merica .miniwanca huta wiyohpeyatanhan wicasta wata kica- bdeca wan icoga. qa Ikcewicasta kin najinyanpi qa ktepi kta kokipa. Ite ksiskiya onpi kin sanpa wokokipe ayapi sececa, ho hecen ecen wasicu kin wanna ni kte sni kecin qa te kta ihduwiyeya. Patus najin qa cansusbeca aicica- ga, unkan wancake Ikcewicasta ito- hnake tokecapi. Hecen canzeoi ito- hnakepi qon ee ite wiyuskinpi, qa wanji itancan kin en li qa cansusbe- ca aicicaga, wasicu kin nanatayuze qa heya: "Wicasta waste, Sinasapa cinca heca." Wi yamni ecen yuhapi qa wata wan en hi hecen en opeyapi qa aki- yahdapi. Omaha Nebraska, Marh I8heehan ptewinye wan panyanhan wiyopeya- pi, unkan mazaska kektopawinge yamni sanpa opawinge sakowin sam zaptan [$3705] iyopevapi. IKCEWICASTA TAWICOHAN ON OMANI KTA. Senator Piatt, Connecticnt etanhan kin qa ikcewicasta on Committee itancan kin, Ikcewicasta on Commit- tee hecapi kin bdoketu kin de dakota owakpamni owasin ecen iwanyagon- ni kta e wicakahniga. Qa Senator Quarles, Wisconsin etanhan kin he committee itancan, qa dena ob u kta, Senator Kyle. South Dakota etan- han kin, qa Senator McCumber N. Dakota etanhan kin, qa Senator Jones, Arkansas etanhan kin, qa Se- nator Rawlins^ Utah etanhan kin, hena June wi kin en wiyohpeyaia owakpamni kin ecen omanipi kta, aa Ikcewicasta tawieohanpi kin abdeza- pi kta, iyotan can eciyatanhan wan-- yakapi kta. Ikcewicasta awanyake kin W. A. Jones ob omani kta. TUNKANS1NA TI EN IKCEWI- CASTA TAKU 1CAJEYATAPI KIN. Heyatanka en Hahatonwan onpi kin o wicakiyapi qa wojuoisu ko on owicakiyapi. Heyatanka en Hahatonwan qa Mi- niwakan en onpi kin woyazan yuke kin hena on kektopawinge wikcemna nom on owicakiyapi. Miniwakan Fort Totten en htanipi wicak'cicajujupi kte qa wojupisu on kektooawinge wikcemna on owica- kiyaoi kta. Heyatanka qa Miniwakan en Da- kota onpi kin mazaska kektopawinge wikcemanom sam zaptan on owicaki- yapi kta, qa he Tunansina okihe kin tukte ohna iwastepi kte cin iyukcan qa ohna awicayusotapi kta e econ wicasi kta. Fort Totten en woonspe tipi kin siceca opawinge nom-sam-wikcemna zaptan waonspewicakiyapi kte kin on mazaska ($41,750) kektopawin- ge tom-sanpa kektopawinge wanji S [NASA PA WOCEKIYE TAEYANPAHA. sanpa opawinge sakowin sanpa wi- kcemna zaptan ehnakapi. Qa waon- spekiye itancan kin ornaka wanji |1.600 on kioicajujupi kta yustanpi. Taku snisni on ayusotapi kta $6,000 ehnakapi; ataya $48 . 350. Hehan Heyatanka qa Miniwakan en onpi kiu icajewicayatapi kin $68,000. Senator Hansbrough qa Senator Spaulding nonpin nina tan- yan okiciyapi heon hececa. CHERRY CREEK, S. D. March 20, 1901. Eyanpaha wastewaiula el taku wanji epawaciuye. Micakuyeui, taku wanji on wakta kioipapi win wasteye. Iho mitakolapi, kiu oyasin le omaka kin St. Mary caje kin yuwankanl kluzapi 4 July kin hehanl ake wa- Kansica lilahci lklutanin kte ca; mi- takolapi kin wooekiye yucokam iki- kcupi na 4 July omniciye tanKa kin tanyan kiksuye wacinpi ye; le on mitakolapi wowapi wakan etanhan wicoive wan weksuye onkan wicasa itokam otuyohan kin Niyate mahpi- yata yanke cin tohinni takuni nicu kte sni, eye cun, he mitakuyepi we- ksuye. Incin maka akanl ni on- qonpi kin lei ecela mahoiya qel wo- kajuju onkuwapi kte cin letu we; heon onyaoninanpi on taku econqon- pi ehantans ateunyanpi kin tohinni taku onqupi kte sni ye; heon St. Mary okolakiciye mitakuyepi, 4 July omni- ciye kin el on wacinpi hecel wakan - sica niktela kte sni ye, niye ohiyaye cin oihanketa canteniwaste kte. Ho wanna henala epin kta. St. Joseph na St. Mary oyasin cante wasteya nape eiyuzape. Josephine Iyataninwin. ahiyaya hehan "yeksuya huwo" epa tka amayupte sni hehan nina waceya qa misun niye tanyan idada heon niho kin nakan nitakoda nahonpikte do epa, qa miye kin anpetu ota kin hena waceya esa miye amiciceya iye- ceca ye do misun epa. Stephen Brown Owl. FORT TOTTEN N. D. March 7, 1901. Mitakuye, Eyanpaha taku wanji ayabdezapi wacin. Hekta March 7, 1901 heehan misunka wanji waniye- tu 19, koska waste tka maka kin de- tanhan tokan iyaya, onkan misunka ehpemaye cin en ehake ia nawakihon tka wacinksape sni tka heye cin he on okodakiciye okaspe ota kin hena owasin ekta misunka ho kin ye kta wacin, heon de wakaga. Misunka wanna te kta kiksuve sni w T anka, onkan dowanwan iyaya. Woniva Wakan enonkupo, oncantepiennan- ke kta, Nitowaste ojunonya, Ovate kin wicaduteca, ovate kin wicadute- ca; hehanyan eya. Akes O Maria winyanniyatapi henica oehde wanji dowan; akes Jesus waste kin u wo, onsiya onyakonpi kin heon onsionda po, u wo, u wo, u wo. Ho misun hena Money received for Subscrip- tion. March 5, Peter Bear Fort Totten $ .50 Through Father Digcuann, S. J. Rosebud Agency, from Wnite Thunder Creek, to pay debts of last year 15.75 March 13 From George Whirl windsoldier, Rosebud Ayencv 1 . 75 MiNiAWIOAKASTANPI. Fort Totten, March 17. Maggie, anpetuwakan 2, Clemens Suna ( VVa- anatan ) qa Louisa Sagye cunwinkupi. March 18, William Joseph, Janu- ary 5, 1900 tonpi, Charles Ehakehi- yaye qa Malvina Helutawin ciuhin- tknpi. Fort Totten, March 10. John lle- hakuwapi qa Cora Hu waste win. wakan kicivuza pi. W1CATA. Fort Totten. March 18, Wasuicasnaman icinca. March 4, anpetu kin he nina ica- mna Susie Tatiyopa cuwita ta; can mahen tasaka iyeyapi. Waniyetu 80 ecetu. March 2, Louisa, wi sakowin, John HehaKahowaste qa Tiyosnawin cun- wintkupi. ROSEBUD S. D. March 4, 1901. Sineangu oyanke kin le waniyetu wa wanice. cariKe oiyokiui selececa. vunkan wicoKuje wanjikji wicahi yahpaye selececa; (chickenpox.) naslipi. nakun wanji (whooping cough) okini osni hohpapi, hena ti- yosuaye wanjikji el wakaiyeja wanjikji ececapi; wanjiKJi on tapi, honli atdsnipi. WHITE RIVER, Rosebud S. D. March 2, Alex Cannon paska. wi non- pa, miniakastanpi. John Cannonpa- ska na Mary Wamniyomniwin cinca. Little White River S. 1). March 3, Rev. P. Flor. Digmann S. J. lei hi, canke 26 wakan woglakapi na Yuta- yi-wakau icupi na oyasin cantewaste- pi. P. T. D. M AND AN. CAMPBELL, S, D. St. Edward's Church, March 10, 1901. To the readers of the Eyapaha. However certain death is and however long we may be expecting ir, it always leaves a void and a feel- ing of sad dues, especially to those who have knowfi us, loved us, fol- lowed and guided our foot-steps in the path of virtue, from childhood to that supreme momento which comes for all. We will no doubt hear with regret the sad death of our dear companion and beloved daugh- ter of Eugene Hawkbear and Annie Oyewin. Agnes Hawkbear was one year at school at St. Benedict's Mission with her sister Lucy Hawkbear. For this last year her health had been failing- hut for the last three months she was confined to a bed of suffering yet ever resigned to the holy will of God. Notwithstanding the many alurements held out to this good girl when so many succumb to tempta- tions she ever faithfully followed the good advices and directions of her pastor Rev. Father Francis O. S. B. She who loved life so much and by her great energy had hopes to the last, yet bore her sufferings with the greatest patience. She was attended by her good parents .whom she wish- ed to have with her day and night, and also some of her friends whose charity and kind attentions were edifying, and on Monday nio-ht at 11:30 March 4, she breathed forth her pure soul which we now hope is enjoying the presence of God, Who was pleasad to reward Agnes Hawk Bear's great faith by a peaceful death. May the life and death of our dear friend be a holy one, and may all the readers remember her in their most fervent prayers is the sincere wish of the writer of these lines. Giving my best wishes and regards to evry- one. I remain yours truly Augustine Okah. Ft. TOTTEN, N. D. MARCH 21, 1901. Eyanpaha kin, ito taku wanji odaka wacin. Eya St. Joseph oko- dakiciye wowapi tawapi kin wan- bdaka, onkan nina koska otapi tka. Tka taku wacinyanpi kte cinhan tancan onwastepi kin icunhan wacin- onyanpi kta tka epca. TJnkan on dehan wieahca ecee wacinwicaya on- onyakonpi St. Joseph O. wake. Ho unkan dena on koska kin onhdusnapi kin ee. Anpetuwakan kes icunhan Sunginyankonkiyanpi kta oncinj)i qa hehan akes Baseball hena on etan- han koska okodakiciye onkapatanpi kta onkokihipi sni kin ee. Ho un- kan mitakuyepi, dehan taku wanji wanclakapi kinhan onicivakapi kta. Tipiwakan kin he cin eya wanyaka po, eye qa wankan epazo. Ho un- kan heciya awaoncinpi kta iyeonce- capi. Hehan akes nakun tipiwakan kin anpetuwakan ca, hahanna ca eyanpaha ecee; upo! owasin upo! nayahonpi kta ce, eya ece. Dena kiksuyapi qa iyuha onyanpi kta iye- ceca. Nitakodapi wanji Josehh C. Jackson. FT. TOTTEN, N. D. March 28, 1901. Mitakuye anpetu kin de ake taku wanji ene kta wacin ye do. Hekta Oct. 18 1900 heehan iapi wanji epe kin he ohinni weksuya. Wicasta owasin iye iyatavena ibdu waste kta on htani kin he hecetu. Unkan na- kun de caje bdate kta wacin. Wo- waonsida yuke e sdononyapi; heon etanhan htaonnipi. Ovate owasin Wakantanka tawoope kin ohna on qa ohna htannipi kte cin kin hecetu; wanna tona St. Joseph qa St. Mary O. kin ed ope cin hena owas tawacin wanjina kta. Ovate owas tona ni on kin hena owas wicasta wanjina kta on htaonnioi kin he sdononkiya- pi,nakun oyate kin taku wanji iwaste kte cinhan he eyepica; tka taku wan- ji wicotawacin yusice kte cinhan he eyepica sni. ' Mitakuyepi, tohan Yutapi- wakan onkicupi kinhan ake sanpa wicotawacin waste yuheonwa- cinpi kta, qa kodawicaonyapi owas anpetu owas wicaonkiksuyapi kta. Hehan mitakuyepi, tona wacinpi winicastapi esta taku waste awacan- nipi kin hena mitakuyepi, cekiye u po. Ho, hehanyan epa wacin ye do. Owasin nape ciyuzaoi do. Leo Mahpiya wanjina. PINE RIDGE, Wounded Knee S. Dak. Feb. 1901. Taku wanji epin kte lo. Hekta wau kin hehan Wakantanka slolwaye sni ye lo; miyecinka wowasake bluha na ni waon micilayelo; nahan oyate ekna taku tanyan ecamon sni kin yu- ke lo. Ho yunkan onkna wicahcala wan leva eyanpaha nawanon sinasa- aa wan le cicu we lo eye lo. Wan ito hel mni kte lo epe lo; na el wai ye lo. Yunkan tanyan iyokipi wi- SINASAPA WOCEKIYE TAEYANPAHA. cawaye hce lo. Ho canke hel waon we lo, na okna ohanketa tunkansila mavanpi ike lo. Ho hecel oiyokipi- ya sna omniciye econpi cana sna el manka ye lo; eyas hehanyela caje mayatape lo; Samuel Ohitikakte he- na wana waniyetu zaptan tunkansila rnayanpe lo, na icisakpe kin hel wa- na aweeakeya omakuwape lo. Ho nahan nakun ecunhan Wakantanka wowivukcan toktokeca wasteste slol- ve makiye lo; ho canke Wakantanka etanhan e taku slolwaya canke he okna ecela wicawala ye lo, na hekta taku tona tanyan ecamon sni qon he- na ekta iwanblaka cana tanyan sni ve lo. Ho hecel sinasapa wana caje mayutokecaDi kta ske lo; ca hopo epe lo; hece lemakiyapi ktaske lo Paul, Lakotapi ekta insi Tahanpasa- pa cajemayatapi. Ho hecel wahiyu kin hetanhan wapepeka ekna wahiyu we lo, na hehanl akin soka wan ekna wahi nawajin ye lo. Ho hecel lehanl lecel epin kte lo. To- kata omniciye tanka luhapi ehantans omniciye tamazaska awanyake wan- jilakiya yukin nahan wawokiya yu- kanpi qon hena mazaska qon yuha oksan e tuwe wicakiyapi waste ke sece lo ecanmi ye lo, yunkan Jesus makata hi na oyate kin ca eklepi okihipi sni canke wicasa eyaye wica- si keyape lo; hena on iwanblake lo. Oniyatepi ekta woilake waste heni- cape lo, na oyate waste henicape lo, na Oklala oyanke kin nahannci ca e onklepi onkokihipi sni kin akisokya wanji naonjinpe lo; hena mani onya- kiyapi oyakihipe lo. Wowakiye he- na ahitonwe wicakiva po; owanjina nawajin ye lo. Eya Oklala oyanke el wawokiye yukanpi ka tehiya wo- wasi econpe lo ecanmi ye lo. Ho hecel wicanagi niyapi kta skanpe lo qon he ekta ahiwicayatonwanpi wa- steke lo. Ocanku wan waste ca el waayapi kta skanpila ye lo. Eya onma oyate e leci ahiyotanpe lo na wocekiye onkitawapi qon he huku- tanhan on awableze lo. heon le hepe lo. Iyuha nape ciyuzape lo. Paul Tahanpesapa. CROW CREEK AGENCY S. D. Feb. 11, 1901. Mitakoda, ake dehan taku wanjikji daotanin kta wacin. Den tipiwakan teca wana tanyan yustan pi qa akanyankapi kin ko owasin teca, qa wasteste qa Yutapi-wakan peti- janjan wan nina waste mahen han qa na nina owanyank wasteya han, qa tokata Jesus Christ kini appetu kin itahena waknawosnapi teca kin ya- mni heca tipiwakan mahen inajin kta; dena owasin can suta owanyak waste heca. Hehan dehan anpetuwakan kin wicota wacekiye ahi qa St. Joseph O. etanhan 13, qa St. M. etanhan 13 okdakapi econpi qa Yutapi-wakan icupi qa cante onwastepe do, qa he- on onaonyalionpi kte cin hecetu do. Feb. 3, Lone-plays-with-iron mini- akastanpi, August wi 1900 heehan tonpi. Mazaiskata qa Pabaksawin cincapi. Jan. 29, Rosie Standing Elk wa- yawa wicincana he wanji e ta. Wa- niyetu 11. Peter Standing E1k qa Sdayamaniwin cunwintkupe do. Hehan Hunkpapa makosica qa wovazan ota ye do; qa wayawatipi etanhan ota iwicakiKcupe do. qa na- hannci ota asnipi sni ye do. Den waniyetu kin de tohinni wa- hinhe sni, qa ee ohinni tateyanpa ecee, qa tohinni nina osni sni qa Feb. wi kin en nakahahcin ninana osni. Feb. 7 hanhepi en wa hinhan hecen nakahahcin wa waonyakape do. Ho mitakuyepi. ito henana nayahon pi kte do. Cante wasteya nape ci- yuzape do. Thomas white. Pine Ridge, S. Dak. Porcupine District, Feb. 1901. Le anpetu kin el ciksuya on iyu- skinyan wowapi cicu kta wacin ye. Evanpaha waste eya ohinniyan ci- skuya waon tka ecin lehanl zaniyan waon sni kin heon wowapi cicu sni ye. Jan. 1900 hetanhan tahenakiya tanyan waon sni ye, anpetu wanji sni el wowayazan tehika wanji sni el ma- heyaklaye canke lehantu kin wicowo- vazan on tanyan waon sni ye. Ho hececa esa ohinniyan wocekiye kin kiksuya waon we na tokeske wahan yunkan wiconi onma ekta ewahuni kta huwe, ecanmi waon we. Hece- ca esa wana omaka teca hehan na le- han isam wahihuni ye, yukan tokel o- kini Wakantanka etkiya wopila tan- ka bluha ye. Na toka Wakantanka onsimala na letanhan tokatakiya wicowoyazan wanila tanyan waon ni ecanmi sni wocekiye epin. St. Jo- seph na St. Mary O. yaonpi qon wo- cekiye el miyeksuye wacin ye. St. Joseph na St. Mary okolakiciye lei onpi kin lila conalapi tka Christ mas woecon waste kagapi, tokel oki- hi Wakantanka etkiya oiyokipiya econpi na wowiyuskin tanka kagapi. $28.70 on Christmas yuhapi. Na wicasa topa el woklakapi; Crooked Eyes, William Good Shield, Joseph Smith na John Mesters wowahokon- kiye wasteste eyapi. Onconalapi tka ohinni wookiye wasteste onyuha- pi. Nov. 11, 1900 heehan St. Mary O. apiyapi na lena oitancanpi. Alice Mousseau itancan. Ella Bush okihe. Lucy Bouyer mazaska awanyaka. Julia Mousseau wowapi kaga. Mary Good Shield wakag-ege- awanyaka. Asaupiwin tiyopa awan- yaka. Mary Lone War na Ounpa- skawin okliklepi. Annie Cedar wamnayan. Ho hena wi ake nom Wakantanka wowasi eeakieonpi kta. Wocekiye nitawapi el onyeksuya- pi wacin. Mitawowiyuskin on St. Joseph na St. Mary tonakiya yaonpi qon nape ciyuzupi. Julia S. Mousseau. BIG BEXD, S. DAK. Feb. 13, 1901. Ake taku wanji daotanin kta wacin ye do. St. Joseph okolakiciye ataya ito wicohan kin de onkabdeza- pi qa onkiyukcanpi qa awaoncinpi wasteke do. Wicasa wan waste e Red Dav eciyaui kin de wicasa kin toHan kin awabdeza, onkan on etan- han wicoiye wanjikji weksuya on etanhan St Joseph O. onqonpi kin ito tokin de onkiyukcanpini ecanmi ye do. Wicaja wan caje bdate cin de Wakantanka awacin qa ode qaon token on kin he obdakin kte do. Tokaheya wocekiye okdeskaon ewi- cakiyapi kin hen opa qa ake presby- terian en opa, qa ake sinasapa en opa, qa a«e okdeskaon en opa qa ake Feb. 10, 1901 de anpetu kin en ake sinasapa wocekiye en kdi qa wo- ahtani okdake ca Yutapi-wakan icu, onkan wicoiye wanji weksuye cin he de e. St. Lukas wieowoyake 15. 18 -19. Ito nawajin qa ate ekta wakde kta qa hewakiye kta; Ate mahpiya en qa niye nakun nitokam wawahta- nij qa detanhan cinca niayaye kta iye- maceca sni. Ho wicoiye kin de awabdeze cin wanji ee qa nakun wanji decen eyapi. Dan. 9. 9-10. Itancan Wakantanka onkitawapi kin wowaonsicla qa wokajuju kin he- na tawa; lye onkipajinpi sa nakun Itancan Wakantanka onkitawapi kin ho kin anaongoptanpi sni; lye woo- pe tawa onkitokam eknake ca okna mani onsipi tuka. I ho, hena ibdu- kcan qa on dena ito onkabdezapi wa- steye do, qa nakun wicoiye dececa wan awacanmi kin he dee. St. Matt. 25. 13. Heon etanhan kiktanhan on- po; anpetu qa wihivayena oape kin tukte wanji en Wicasa Cinhintku kin hi kta cin sdonyayapi sni. lho mi- takuye, dena wowapi wakan etan- han weksuya ca heon dena obdake do. Tho dena onkabdezapi qa onki- yukcanpi qa awaoncinpini ecanmi ye do. lcin wicasa onqonpi kin ta- ku wakan awaoncinpi qa wicaondapi hecinhan ito cante ataya on wicaon- dapi ohondapini ecanmi ye do. Ma- ka akan ni onqonpi kin en ito maka akan wicasa kin onyawastepi kta e he onkoclepi kte sni tka, ecan wicasa otoiyohi onkiciksuyapini ecanmi ye do mitakuyepi. Ehake de epm kta. Wocekiye wowapi onkitawapi kin en yubdavapi 196 en Jesus onkokiyaka- pi. Heciciyaoi ce, wahtanisa wanji iyopeiciya eca mahpiya ekta okdikde wastepi kin wiyuskinpi kta, eye ci- qon heon etanhan wicasa kin de wo- cekiye on yeksuyapini ecanmi ye do. Henana epin kta. Owasin cante wa- steya nape ciyuzape do. Thomas White. C A NINON BALL N. DAK. Feb. 14, 1901. Ito dehan taku wanjikji miyeci- daotanin kta wacin. Inyan Wakagapi en St. Mary omniciye onqonpi kin onta- pi qais enaonkiyapi kecannipi, tka ni onqonpi qa nakun omniciye econqonpi sa; tka waniyetu ota tuweni St. Mary O. taku econ kin tohinni yuotaninpi sni qa token skan kin tuwena sdodye sni. Okini tuwawa he wana enaonkiya- pi kecannipi naceca, tka St. Mary en itancanpi kin hena istinmapi kin on hececapi. Dehan St. Mary qa St. Jo- seph omniciye onqonpi kin awabdeza, onkan onhukuciyepina; hekta waniyetu ota imatancan qa wica eciyatanhan is Tacanhpiduta itancan. Hehan omnici- ye kindinaiyoptapi, omniciye tawicohan kin Eyanpaha kin yaotanin ece qa omni- ciye waste heca; dehan tukin ake Ta- canhpiduta kici omniciye en imatancan ye. Onkan kici wahokonwicaonkiyapi kin ceyaya wahokonwicakiyapi. Hekta omniciye waste kepe cin qon he on eya sa token onkokihipi onksanpe qa wanna ake dehan kitanna tanyan ye. Oct. 29 1900 hetanhan dena oitancanpi. Mrs. Carrie Allyellow itancan. Mrs. Tacanhpiduta iyokihe. Mrs. Alma Par- kins mazaska awanyaka. Tajiwastewin wowapi kaga. Sinatehidawin wapaha yuha mani. Oyemazawin odowan itan- can. Mrs. Wiciqa wokagege awanyaka. Pejihutawakanwin wayazanka awanya- ka. Wobdezewin, KdinajiwinOyetanin- win wohan hecapi. Wakuwasapawin Oyehotewin wakapta hecapi. Dec. 25 Christmas hehan St. Mary O. kin wakagege itancan mazaska $7. 30 mnakiyapi. Ataya $30.00 on wospipi yusotapi. Nina woyuteota ko mnayapi qa nakun sunkakan nonpa woSpi kiyapi. St. Mary omniciye etanhan wasihda yamni wamnawicakiyapi. Takuku ota mnayanpi. Sinaska etanhan winyan wan Sinasapa qen ahi hiknaton Hehakaiyotanke eci- yapi kici kiciyuza. Feb. 3, St. Mary omniciye etanhan wakankiciyuzapi wan wamnakiyapi qa taku ota mnakiyapi. De waniyetu kin opta St. Mary O. decen tawicohan. Cakrie Allyellow.