Paháⁿle Gáxli to A. W. Stubbs. Dec. 15, 1882. Gashóⁿ ikóye wíta hniⁿ ao. gashóⁿ now m118 ikóye his friend m200 m264 wíta my m548 m223 hniⁿ you are m178 m606 ao . m031 Now, you are my friend. Wíe gashóⁿ khe-dázhi áyihé ao. wíe I m548 m101 gashóⁿ now m118 khe-dázhi áyihé keep in good health m251 m034 ao . m031 Well, I keep in good health. Gagójidáⁿ gashóⁿ íwigíye kóⁿbla miⁿkhé ao. gagójidáⁿ just now m112 gashóⁿ well m118 íwigíye to see you on my own (again?) m205 m547 m671 m596 kóⁿbla miⁿkhé I am wishing m005 m238 m139 m052 m573 m322 ao . m031 Well, just now I am wishing to see you. Háⁿba wakáⁿdagi dóba shkédaⁿ shoblé kóⁿbla miⁿkhé ao. háⁿba day m157 wakáⁿdagi mysterious m005 m524 dóba four m499 shkédaⁿ about m451 shoblé I go to you m453 m052 m592 kóⁿbla miⁿkhé I am desiring m005 m238 m139 m052 m573 m322 ao . m031 I am wishing to go to you in about four weeks. Gashóⁿ óshkaⁿ paháⁿleji níkashíⁿga míⁿxci paháⁿleji Xuyólaⁿge … gashóⁿ now m118 óshkaⁿ deed m390 paháⁿleji formerly m404 m235 níkashíⁿga man m351 míⁿxci one m317 m551 paháⁿleji formerly m404 m235 Xuyólaⁿge Xuyólaⁿge m003 Now, as to a deed that was done formerly—one man, Xuyólaⁿge, … … Icígoyábe yiⁿkhéji éyoⁿba Addison éyoⁿba ahíbe ao. Hao. icígoyábe Grandfather m200 m075 m005 m004 m587 m049 yiⁿkhéji to the (an. ob.) m613 m235 éyoⁿba he too m101 m617 addison Addison m003 éyoⁿba he too m101 m617 ahíbe reached m010 m004 m172 m049 ao . m031 hao ¶ m164 … went with you, Addison, to the President. Yegóji háⁿba wakáⁿdagi dóba shkédaⁿ cí yíta chéji phí-tá-miⁿkhe ao. yegóji at present m599 háⁿba day m157 wakáⁿdagi mysterious m005 m524 dóba four m499 shkédaⁿ about m451 cí house m074 yíta thy m604 m223 chéji at the m064 m235 phí-tá-miⁿkhe I will be m419 m172 m485 m322 ao . m031 In about four weeks from the present I will be at your house. (Postscript) — Phí-daⁿ Icígoyábe yiⁿkhéji blé kóⁿbla eyaó. phí I get there m419 m172 -daⁿ when m085 icígoyábe Grandfather m200 m075 m005 m004 m587 m049 yiⁿkhéji to the (ob.) m613 m235 blé I go m052 m592 kóⁿbla I wish m005 m238 m139 m052 m573 eyaó indeed m101 m001 m031 When I get there, I wish to go to the President. "Howé, aⁿgáye-tá-che ao," eshé-daⁿ waléze xáya aⁿk'ú húya-nahaó. howé yes m193 aⁿgáye-tá-che let us go m028 m010 m592 m485 m066 ao . m031 eshé you say m101 m005 m434 m169 -daⁿ if m085 waléze letter m507 m283 xáya back again m550 aⁿk'ú you give me m027 m266 húya-nahaó cause to be coming m004 m194 m005 m004 m586 m327 If you (now) say, "Yes, let us go!" send a letter back to me. Wayúlaⁿ hnúts'age-daⁿ, égo áⁿmaⁿyage húya-nahaó. wayúlaⁿ plan m507 m619 m272 hnúts'age you cannot perform m005 m178 m619 m503 -daⁿ if m085 égo so m103 áⁿmaⁿyage you tell me m027 m372 m577 húya-nahaó cause to be coming m004 m194 m005 m004 m586 m327 If you can not do as I have planned, send a letter and tell me so. Hagó wijégi Jack Icígoyábe yiⁿkhéji ahíbe che, egó wishkí kóⁿbla miⁿkhé ao. hagó how m147 wijégi my mother's brother m548 m233 Jack Jack m003 icígoyábe Grandfather m200 m075 m005 m004 m587 m049 yiⁿkhéji to the m613 m235 ahíbe reached m010 m004 m172 m049 che the m064 egó so m103 wishkí I too m548 m452 kóⁿbla miⁿkhé am desiring m005 m238 m139 m052 m573 m322 ao . m031 I wish to do just as my mother's brother, Jack or Xuyólaⁿge, did to reach the President. Wayúlaⁿ wablúlaⁿ miⁿkhé-daⁿ, wisóⁿga owígikié shoyeáye ao. wayúlaⁿ plan m507 m619 m272 wablúlaⁿ miⁿkhé I am planning m509 m052 m619 m272 -daⁿ when m085 wisóⁿga my younger brother m548 m477 owígikié shoyeáye I send to you to tell you m369 m547 m130 m254 m206 m099 m453 m592 m008 m586 ao . m031 As I have been making a plan, O younger brother, I send to you to tell you. Gagóhnaⁿ é ao. gagóhnaⁿ é that is enough m110 m101 ao . m031 That is enough. Seventh text entered, March 2006. No longer hyphenating at morpheme boundaries. -jtm