^Otf^ ^TOEMJO^ 1909 VOL. XIII. NO. APRIL i v v 1909. 50 cents a year. Published Monthly, at St. Michaels. Fort Totten. P. 0.- X. Dakota. ENTERED AS SECOND CLAIMS M ATTEK AT THE POST-OFFICE AT FORT TOTTEN. N. DAK. ST. JOSEPH WAWOKiYA. Tuwe kaesta, taku wica, qa winyan qais siceca esta, qa tukte en onyakonpi esta St. Joseph ito- kam canpeska makahde inaon- jinpi qa ounkiyapi kta pnkidapi nunwe. Wakanpi otoiyohi taku wanji on ounkiyapi kta wowasa- ke yuhapi, tuka St. Joseph taku kaesta waste kin owasin onkidapi kinhan unqupi kta. qa unqupi kte sni kin wanica, St. Teresa eya onkokiyakapi. Heon etanhan Lent akiraniciyapi anpetu kin econhan marpiya taku tawa, Je- sus, Mary, a wanyake kin taku wanji on iceonkiyapi kta iyececa; qa wapepeka cerpi qa onnagipi icaonpapi kin iyecen, iye hena Wanikiya rapi kin on watesdaka kazonte kta. qa woekicetu anpe- tu kinhan hena warca onkicaga- pi kta; wapepeka kin dena ee; an- petuwakan-tanka kin hehanyan taku wasteondakapi kinito ana- wam eonhnakapi kta; waonsida- pi sni wan, wacanonkiyapi sni wan, wacinontankapi sni hecin- hin, canonzepi kin, oie wiontan- tanpi kin, woimagaga onkayu- stanpi kte; Mass wosnapi kin ecana ounpapi kte; Susbeca oka- winr cekiyapi econqonpi kte; wi- coran wanji on iyotaniyeonkiya- pi kte dena cistina esta, tuwe mini sni onge taokiye on econ kinhan, Itancan kin wokajuju qu kta. Hecen wocantesice kin ito- kiyopeyanpi kte kin onkokihipi anpetu owasin onkiciyankapi. Joseph ekta yapo, tohan can- tenisicapi kinhan, kinhan wiha- ha niyanpi kta. ST. ANTHONY TOWOAWAN- YAKE EN ON PI. Wiciyanra wan sunkaku nom om skata miniwanca kahda wata ohna yankapi qa can on ikpatan iyaya. yukan qa iyokipiya skan- pi unkan ihnuhanna can kin pa- ksaiyeyapi qa ptenyena yuha iyayapi qa iyope wicayapi kta iko- papi on panpi sni, tokesa huti : cogapi kta kecinpi, tuka tate, qa yucannan ewicayaya ecen wanna huta kin wanyakapi'sni mini qa taja kin hecehnana wanyakapi. Willie kaitomni qa wata sicuta ohna wanka. taja kin wata kin onsiya kakos kuwa. " Token onranpi kta buwo?" Charlie, Kateeciya, qa akes Wil- lie wata ohna wanke kin eciya: Tiyata amahda wo, mate kte do, taku ode wata kin de owapeka huwo'? v eya. '"Taku wanji econ- qonpi kta yanka,'" Kate eya: he winorca wakan tipi en on qa wi- ca sta sni esta wocekiye nina wi- cada. "Wicasta wakan wanji (Saint) ounkiyapi kta ceonkiyapi kta,'" eya. "Tuka tuwe ceonkiyapi kta he? ; ' Charlie eya. "St. Anthony ceonkiyapi kta; he taku tokierpekiyapi eca ceki- yapi ecee; hecen de tokierpeon- yanpi e hecen ceonkiyapi kte, hecen iyeonyanpi kte Kate eya. "Tka hehan St. Anthony wo- cekiye ewakiye kta tka wocekiye wanjica kaes onmaspe sni," Willie eya. "Mija nakun, Kate eya: Tuka Mari ciyuonihan tonaken St. An- thony onkekiyapi kinhan iyokipi kta nacece, qa ounkiyapi kte," Kate eya. "Eca niye tokaheya eya wo'' Charlie eya. Kate sipto on wacekiyapi ohin- ni yuha on hecen wanna ospe wanji ihuniyanpi kte kin hehan Charlie najin hiyaye qa pan: "Wata wan uye do." Yapi qon ecen wata wan u, he- cen in ami wocekiye ehunnikiye wacin yapi qa kohan wapaha- ogenaska wan kozapi. Ecen hi- hunni qa iwicacupi qa wata qon ihektam iyakaskapi, tukte tan- han hipi qon hetanhan ija hoku- wa hipi. "^teyaken, de osteke," wata itancan kin eya. "Jack istinman qa mis iyupseyuzapi kin en mdu- ze qa tiyatakiya owotanna rein onhdapi. Qa detanhan makaiyu- tapi zaptan onkiyahdapi ecee tka, tuka oape wanji naceca mistin- ; ma, qaomagonge kin he econhan wanna nisakim onhipi; wata kin tatoheya ukij r api sni hihunni kin de wicawada owakihi sni." "Unkini St. Anthony en on naceca," Kate eya; qa hehan ta- ku toka kin owasin oyaka. Kipi kin hunkakepi kin nina | cantewastepi on takuna ecawica- kiconpi kta awacinpi sni. CANWANKAPI SNI PO. "Woitonsni epe kte sni! can- wanmaka kte sni'' Iteokagapi atkuku tawa wan kamdece qa okamdece kin om skata kin eya- ya wicakipazo, token econ kin- ban atkuku hnaye kta qa hecen iyopeyapi kte sni ecen okiyakapi. Tka eye kin' hecetu, qa nakun Charlie Mann hecetu. qa on wo- kajuju yuha tokesta oyakapi kta e nayaronpi kta. Charlie Mann janjan wan ka- mdece qa hinnakaha najica tka; awacinye, "token de nawajicaka huwo- he wanu ecamon hecen owotanna ecen omdake kte?" Decen awacin kin hecehnana Charlie waditake hinhda. Toke- tur econ kin ecetur owotanna oyaka; yusiyeya; icantesica, qa ma^aska yuhe kinhan iyokipiya kajuju kta hehanyan. Charlie mazaska yuhe sni, tuka rtani okihi, qa wancahnana rtani iyan- ka, tipi wan en janjan wan ka- mdece qon hen. Janjan wan kamdece qon tehan rca/ hehan iyohiya; ihuniye qa hde kte kin rtakini naron qehan iewicake qa owotanna kin on hdekiye kta cin sni, qa hecen Charlie kici owa'n- jina wncoran tawa. "Honhonhe, anpetu wan en janjan wan wakamdece kin he anpetu wawicapi anpetu!"' ota akihda eya ecee. "Charlie, anpetu wan en koki- pe sni owotanna owohdake kin he anpetu wawicapi anpetu he- ca," huBku eya ecee. Wiciha itonsni kin he Itancan kin warteda sni, tuka tona ia wi- ca ka hecapi kin hena on iyuskin ecee. - T AWACIN. T awacin akirantekiyapo; taku yute kta qupi sni po. Tuwe can- zeniyanpi kte rce kinhan wawi- yutanye kin wicakicidapi snipo. Cistiyena ananicipte ktekinteri- ke kta, tuka iyuta wo. Takuna ecanon kte sni e iybicipastaka wo, takuna eye sni wo, kinhan tate kte kin kahukun iyeye kta, ecin takuna on pawankan yuze SINASAPA WOCEKIYE TAEYANPAHA APRIL 15, 1909. SlNASAPA WOCEKIYE TaEYANPAHA. REV. JEROME HUNT. O. S. B. PUBLISHER and PROPRIETOR. Fort Totten. -:- North Dakota. With the Approbation and Blessing of Rt. Rev. John Shanlev \). D. Bishop of Fargo. X. Dakota. APRIL 15, 1909. kte sni heon. Wicasta wan ceji, nape, cante, qa taku on canzeya- pi kta akipa esta dena awanhda- ka okihi kin he wicasta ohitika wan tanka heca. Tuwe dena awanhdake sni eca, woistece, wocantesica icaga, qa takodaku napekiya, wacantesidya, cante- sidiciya, qa isteniciya. Woyazan kin dena anpetu ota is waniyetu ota, nakuns tohan nipi kin hehan- yan honr kiksuya onpi ecee. Tawacin napopa kin he oceti na- pope kin iyececa; tohanyan wa- kianiye kte kin sdonye pica sni. wicoran sice kin tuktekten asni pica kte sni naceca. Tawacin akirantekiyapo. Nion kta iyece- ce sni, teyapo! wanjina cistina wanjina nicipaju- jupi okihipi sni. Tuka sinasapa wan tokercin onsika esta dena ecanicon okihi. Hunktiya wo, woartani nitawa nicipajujupi ce," eniciya okihi. YUTAPIWAKAN KIN Woyuha Tamka Unyuhapi. SINASAPA KIN WICAYU- ONIHANPO. Sinasapa wicayuonihanpo, he- na minianicastanpi kin hecehna- na ninagipi kin tohanyan niya- unpi kin awanniyakapi kta e icupi, sinasapa kin ninagi kin oicimani woyute iwasake ktaqu. Wakantanka itokam ye kta yu- wiyeya. Wosna kin— ohinni wosna. Qa wicanagi kin woa- rtani on te kin tuwe kiniye qa wookiye qu kta huwo? Sinasapa ake hee. Wakantanka taku nicu kte kin he en sinasapa wan ni- cahda on sni e yeksuye sni he? Mazaska tipi wan duha esta na- tak he qa tuwena niciyurdoke sni kinhan taku on oniwaste kta he? Marpiya woyuha kin sinasapa kin tiyopa iyurdoke kin he yuha. Tiyopa yurdoke qa Wakantanka woyuha kin wicakipamni ecee. Mari witansna wakan kin qa is ohnihde wan en woartani ohdag yai kinhan woartani nicipajujupi okihipi he? Jesus tancan qa we wakan kin nicupi okihipi he? Hiya, Witansa wakan kin Cinhin- tku wakan kin hukuyausiqa Yu- tapiwakan km en iyayekiye okihi sni, qa ohnihde kektopanwinge wowasake kiconpi esta, woartani Wicasta wan kaskapi. qa nina kakija, wotehda, qa ipuza, qa cu- wita, qa ecen wanna te kta tka. Anpetu wan token kakije kin he wicastayatapi wan wanyaka cin qa en wanyag i. Timahen ye he- han wicastayatapi wokoyake kin hena hdusdoke qa tokeca kicun J akitanin kte sni hecen on qa en i, qa token on hecinhan iwanga. tuka kaskapi kin nina cantesice kin on en ewacin sniyan ayupta. Kinbde kin hehan wicakaska awanyake kin kaskapi kin heci- ya: "He tuwe ia oniciye kin sdonyaya he? He wicastayatapi kin ee. ' "Wicastayatapi! Ho eca masice! he sdonwaye kinhan hu kin kaskitamduzeqa tohanyan makiyuske sni kinhan yus waon kta tka. Honhonhe, dehanyena makiyuskapi kta tka wan ni- wakiya.'' Onsika kaska yanke kin decen iyokisinya wacinyeye sni; esta etanhan tokca sni. j De wicowoyake kin token kapi kin oyakarnigapi naceca. Wa- yaka wan kakije qon he wicasta maka akan kakisya onpi kin iye- ceca.' Makoce unkitawapi rce kin he marpiya kin ee, qa tohanyan ma- ka akannionyakor.pi kinhan wa- yaka qa makoce unkitawapi sni onyakonpi. 'Jesus Wanikiya, wi- castayatapi unkitawapi kin ite- har.yan onyakonpi: Mari itehan- yan unyakonpi", inaunyanpi wa- ste, ohnihde qa wakanpi owasin wicitehanyan unyakonpi, qa on- kitakuyepi wastepi tewiconrmda- pi tapi kin wicite'hanyan onya- konpi. Tuka W r anikiya ihakam ya otatogye onpi, wayaka wan ka- skapi nakaha omdake kin iyece- ca. Jesus Wanikiya Wicastaya- api wowicake kin sdonyapi sni, wicayag i eceena sni tuka nakun wanwicicahda on. "Tuka," un- kini hehapi kta. "Tokenken Je- sus Wanikiya kin wicicahda on tka sdononyanpi sni he?" Ecin heyake tokeca on qa ihdutanin kin heon. Jesus Wanikiya Itancan unkitawapi kin nonpakiya oun- yan: Marpiya kin en togye ihdu- ze sni tokehnana kin hecehnana ihduotanin; qa maka akan Yuta- piwakan wowakan kin en naici- rman qa aguyapi owanyake kin en taniniciya. Anpetu Wan en winorca wakan wan St. Teresa heciya: "Ito, Jesus Wanikiya Itancan tewarinda nion kin econ- han en waon qes, Tawacin waste qa waste kin wanmdake kta tu- ka." St. Teresa de naron qehan, ninairaqa heya: Taku! Jesus Wanikiya kin heerca nahanr de- hanyan maka akan onkicipi on kin sdonyaye sni he* J tipi wakan kin hen onkikiyepina on; akan wosnapi kin hen Yutapiwakan en on sdonyaye sni he?" eya. Yutapiwakan kin he Jesus lye tancan qa we kin ee kin he wo- ! wicake; wowicake, hee rca, awi- cakeya aguyapi minisa owanya- ! ke en on. De wookarnige oka-, rnirpica sni tanka wan heca; qa on wowicada nitawa kin on suta I kta wan woyakapi qa wowapi wakan on yuwicakapi wan ocici- 1 ciyakapi kta. On yuwicakapi kta tokaheya kin he St. John Tawo- otanin waste ehnake isakpe kin etanhan icupi. Wanikiya wakan kin Juda oyate kin qa taokiye wicaye kin wowicada teca qa wo- winihan kin wicaj^uwiyeya sni ecen eceena onspewicakiye kin- han wanjina wicadapi kte sni kin i sdonye. Tohan Wakantanka ta- ku wanji wokitanin econ kta eca wicasta kin itokam sdonye wica- kiye qa on ihduwiyeya wicakiya ecee. Hecen Wakantanka maka kin de mini on ihangye kte kin heehan itokam waniyetu opawin- 'ge wanji heehanna Noah okiya- ka. Ake Wakantanka Cinhintku kin wicasta icicage qa maka ni- kiye kte kin itokam sdonj-api qja on oyate kin ihduwiyeyapi kta e St. John Baptist itokam ieyan- paha. Jerusalem ihangye kta awacin qehan itokam waayatapi kin oyakapi; maka ihanke kta kinhan wowapetokeca on sdon- yapi kta e Wanikiya owicakiyaka. Wakantanka wicasta kin en oran, hecen wowinihan on apasbogwi- caye kte sni on hecekcen oran. Hecen Wanikiya wakan kin lye tancan qa we wakan woyute yapi kta wicaqu kte qehan wookarni- ge okarnirpica sni kin de on wi- cayuwiyeya kta e wowapetokeca wan econ kin he aguyapi span zaptan. qa hogan nom oyate ke- ktopawinge zaptan wodwicaya. Wowapetokeca kin de oyate kin wanyakapi qehan, Jesus Wani- kiye kin kinihanpi qa wicastaya- tapi kagapi cinpi; tuka Jesus de sdonye qa etanhan tokan iyaya. Hececa esta ihanranna qehan ake iyeyapi; hehan Jesus wowapeto- keca wan econ qa awacinpi kit' heon wowicakiyaka. "Wowica- ke, wowicake eciyatanhan heci- ciyapi: Omayadepi kin he taku wapetokecawandakapi kin heon ecanonpi sni. aguyapi imnahan yatapi qon e heon. Taku yutapi on wicatakuni sni heon rtanipi sni po; tuka taku yutapi owihan- ke wanin wiconi hehanyan kte kin hee on rtani po, he wicasta Cinhintku nicupi kta." St. John vi-26, 27. Woyute wan wicaqu kte kin he wiconi owihanke wanica en awi- . cai kta yaotanin. Wasdonye wa- , cinpi on wicoie kin de naronpi qehan iqoqopika, qa sanpa ma- rpiya woyute kin sdonyapi cinpi, qa tak wapetokeca e wicaqu kte kin he, manna marpiya eciyatan- han Wakantanka hunkakepi He- woskan en wicaqu qon deisanpa waste hecinhan iwangapi. He- han Jesus hewicakiya: ""Wowicake, wowicake, eciya- tanhan heciciyapi: Moses agu- yapi kin he marpiya eciyatanhan nicupi sni; tuka Atewaye cin he aguyapi wowicake kin marpiya eciyatanhan nicupi." Wicoie kin dena eciyatanhan Wicotakuye Tannin en manna kin dehan agu- yapi wan ke kin de e isanpa e tanin. "Aguyapi wowicake ma- rpiya eciyatanhan kin eya caje- yata, qa on maka niye kta wowa- sake yuha," keya. Juda oyate kin aguyapi wowapetokeca on wanaronpi qehan heciyapi: "Un- kan eca Itancan aguyapi kin he ohinniyan unqupo." St. John v; 34. Heon etanhan hewicakiya: "Aguyapi wiconi kin he miye; niyatepi kin hewoskan manna yutapi tuka tapi. John vi; 48. Marpiya eciyatanhan aguyapi hi kin he dee, tuwe etanhan yute cinhan te kte sni. Aguyapi niun kin he miye, marpiya eciyatanhan wahi;wicasta tuwe etanhan yute cinhau owihanke wanin ni kta; qa aguyapi wicawaqu kte kin he micerpi kin ee, he oyate wicani kta on wicawaqu." John vi; 5(). ''Tuwe micerpi yute qa mawe yatke kinhan owihanke wanin wiconi yuha qa anpetu ihankeya kin en piya icarwaye kta. Mi- cerpi kin he woyute otancanke, qa mawe kin he woyatke otan- canke." "Tuwe micerpi yute qa mawe yatke kin he mici on- qa mis kici waun." Heon etanhan waon spewicakiye he naronpi qa SINASAPA WOCEKIYE TAEYANPAHA APRIL 15, 1909. heyapi: wicoie kin de terika, tu- we naron okihi kta he?" eyapi. John vi. 50; 60. Jesus waonspewicakiye kin de on ajijipi, hecen hewicakiya: "De iyanipatopi he?'' Isanpa hewicakiya: ''Wowica- ke, wowicake, eciyatanhan heci- ciyapi, wicasta cinhintku kin tancan kin yatapi sni, qa we da- tkanpi sni kinhan, wiconi takuna en nionpi kte sni." Waonspewi- cakiye ota de naronpi qehan kin- hdapi qa icimana kici manipi sni. Hehan akenonpapi kin he- wicakiya: "Nis eya yahdapi kta he?' Unkan Simon Inyanonman pi ko owasin on ayupte qa he- ya: 'Ttancan, tuwe ekta unyan- pi kta he; owihanke wanin wiconi wicoie duha. Qa Wanikiye Wa- kantanka nion Cinhintku he niye e wicaondapi. qa sdonunyanpi,"' eya. John vi, 66: 69. Wowicada tawapi kin ohdaka. St. Michaels Port Totten. | Apr. 4, 1909. TIPIWAKAN OKIYAPI. St. Mary's Society $9-0 J Wakanhdiwaste 50 Stanislaus Merrick 1 00 Joseph ekta yapo. tona woi- yokisica. qa wokakije duhapi kin iskuyenicitonpi kta. PINE RIDGE. S. D. March 21, 1909 Rev. Father Emil Perrig, S. J. Paskopa eci- yapi kin ta; cagukata woyazan ecece qa ta. Sinasapa kin de Da- kota owasin wanyakapi qa wa- stedakapi, omniciye tanka eca en hi ecee. Te kin onicante onsica- pi esta iye wanna* wokajuju hdu- ha, qa woozikiye en on. Ikcewi- casta kin nakun hehan wicaki- ksuya onkecinpi. Woozikiye en on nunwe. Leo Perrig. S.J. sunkaku wan nakun waniyetu wanji ehan ta. Bonbay Mission en makosica ececapi wan awanwicayaka. Wi- kcemnasakpe miniawicakastan, qa wicayuha skan kin on ija ece- ca qa on ta. FORT TOTTEN, N. D. April 4, 19' >9. Mitakodapi. Tona North Dakota imahen St. Joseph na St. Mary okodakiciye yaunpi km taku wanji epe kta wacin. Tokata wi yamni kinhan St. Michael's en onniciye tanka kte qa heon oun- yakiyapi kta oncinpi, ecin omni- ciye tanka wan tukten yuhapi kinhan N. Dokota ataya ounkici- yaoi kta e yustanpi. Wanna iye- hantu. Tona St. Joseph qa St. Mary okodakiciye oyapapi kin hena ahitonwanpi wasteke do. Nape ciyuzape do. Joseph Matohi. Wowapi kaga. PORCUPINE, S. D. Eyanpaha Mitakola. Taku wanji el lila nagiye iciya anpetu iyohi | waon canke he tokeca rce cin j slolwaya wacin. South Dakota . el Sioux tona onqonpi heci egna 1 wicoran wan tokeca tanin sni ca wicasawakan na ins Bishop wi- ' caunyuhapi kin onkicagapi ca he i oyasin slolkiyapi na ota rci cinpi ! selyakel akes wartelaioi sni na mis lila owapa wacin tka akes I nakun wartewala sni. Yunkan taku on he wicaceca heci he Ya- tke sni opapi tawoope wanice 1 kin he wake kin e kte lo. Yatke sni okolakiciye yuke kin hena | woope yuhapi na ins General Conventiou nakun Congress oma- | ka iyohi yuhapi iyecel Yatke sni I opapi kin omniciye tanka wanji i Lakota egna onyuhapi es lakota koskalaka onkiwastepi kta tka; oyasin el ounpapi kta tka. Lila oncinpi esa, tawoope wanice na tawomnaye wanice na ins omni- ciye tanka wanji yuhapi sni. Tu- kte el Yatkesni omniciye tanka wanji ''Headquarters" heca etan ikoyag Yatkesni omniciye nains opala eya onpi kin hecarcaetan- han el opapi qes oyate ataya el ounpapi na waonsakapi na sam sanp awacin onkiciyapi kta tka. Ho wacaje blata heca sni tka ya- kte sni opapi kin tona South Da- kota Reservation tima unpi qon hena eca omaka oyasin congress yuhapi on he iyecel omniciye tanka wanji yuicagapi na woope na womnaye yuhapi kin yatkesa qon hena oyasin el ewaoncinpi na omaka can opawinge tona el ounpapi kte lo. Lecel woawacin bluha ca owaglake lo; ca wicasa ota niseya hecannipi heci kuwa- pi ca ecanmin. Nitakolapi wanji Frank Cross. Dec. 25, rtayetu kin el rante wan eglepi qa wakanyejakin wo- spipi kta itokab wotanin waste St. Matt. ii. qa oegle 1, qa 12, he unyawapi qa he tokel kapi he I. Marpiyaska qa Tasunkehinzi qa Alex LeBeau cajeyatapi. He- hanl wakanyeja wospipi. Ho mitakuyepi, le Hinhan Wakpa omniciye kin conalapi tka tohin- na wicasawakan ahoksiciwinkte- pi sni tka iye okihipi lakas wo- cekiye opapi canke ohinni glu- wasag wacin skanpi. Itubutan- kaoju el omniciye wan onpi kin el owicapeya waun tka tohanl Xmas na ins New Year can he- yapi wan Father Inyancunkaske tan un kta ca unkignakapi na kahantu kin econqunpi kte, eya- pisa. He anpetu kin el woki- ksuye owasin wana slolonyapi. Mitakuyepi, taku wan ableza- piye. Tona wawokiya wicasa kin hena wawokiya wicasa wan Mo- reau River el Henry Ironhorse eciyapi kin he mis wanblake ekta waniyetu wikcemna sakpe wa- hecetu; hececa esa lenakiya wo- wasi econ. W T hitehorse ekta, na Fourbear etu, na iye tipiwakan tawa etu. Ho inse wawokiya wicasa unman kin iyuha Bishop wokajuju zaptan, sakpe, sakowin hececa yuhapi, tka Henry Ta- sunkemaza ins wi wanji $1. is $2 hecel qupi. Ho mitakuyepi, wa- wokiyawicasa owasin iyakiyecel iyankin kta Bishop onkilapi wa- steke lo. Owasin nape ciyuzapi. Ignatius Wacehinska. St. Bede*s Church, Wakpala, S. D. March 8, 19 'H). Mitakolapi. Hekta Dee. 24— 25 he- ehan unkan taku wanji wan- blake lo. Heci Xmas yuhapi wan el owapa qa wicoran econpi kin wanbdaka qa oblaka wacin. Omniciye tipi el wolmayanpi unkan icunhan wikoska cikciqa la woran skanpi wanblake; atku- kupi na hunkupi kin el onpi sni esa blihelya wowasi econpi. He- hanl Dec. 24, rtayetu omniciye tipi el Jesus u kta ape yankapi, na wawokiya wicasa wuceki.ye na olowan glustan hehanl wowa- pi wakan etanhan yawapi na he- ciyatanhan wawohokonkiyapi. Ft. Totten, N. D. April 4, 1909. Kangiwanagi cunwintku w T an, Hante okodakiciye etanhan wana te kta hehan ehake wocekiye en wawokiye kta cin qa sunkakan wan St. Michael's en omniciye tanka kte cin en ounkiyapi, heon nina pidaonyanpi. Qa heon de wopida onkeniciyapi. Qa wiko- ska waste kin de iye wanna Wa- kantanka ti en woozikiye waste en yanke e hecen onkecinpi, qa piundapi. Owasin nape ciyuzapi. Joseph Matohi. Bad Nation, Wood, S. D. March 23, "09. St. Joseph Okolakiciye apion- kiyapi na lena itancanpi. John Pawnee itancan. Joseph Jackson iyokihe. John Atkinson wowapi kaga, G. Whirlwind-soldier treasurer. Henry U. Boy iapi awanyaka. Hugh Whirlwind-soldier wapaha yuha. Cor. Bluecloud tiyopa awanyaka. St. Joseph na St. Mary okolakiciye kin ataya wa- yazan awanyaka hecapi. C. E. Roubideaux, Cloude Brown Bull, Martin Ironshooter, John Atkinson, ogligle hecapi. John Pawnee eyapaha. S. Mary's Oitancapi. Elizabeth Whirlwind-soldier itancan. Annie Atkinson okihe. Olive Jackson wowapi kaga. Louise Roubideaux mazaska awanyaka. Lucind Whirlwind Soldier iapi awanyaka. Alice Pawnee wapaha yuha. Carrie Roubideaux tiyopa awanyaka. Nancy Jackson wokagege awan. Clai'a Pawnee woka " wiyopeya. Luoisa Roubideaux, Helen Strangerhorse, Alice Little Bat- tle na Eva Killstwo ogliglepi. Dec. 25, 1909 hehan Xmas on $92-30 onyusotapi. Antoine Ladeaux tawicu kici mniakastanpi; wicasa kin le si- nasapa okolakiciye lila wastela- ke, na wocekiye kin lila gluoni- han. Feb. 20, hehan Gilbert t e; Al- fred na Alice Little Battle cinca. Maka akan wicasa unpi kin hena taku Wakantanka wicaga huwo? ecin waon na heon el taku epin kta. Jesus oyate kin waon- spewicakiya ayastan na otonwa- he kin etanhan tankal glicu na Bethlehem ekta i na hel okirpa.A e na hinhannarci otonwahe kin ekta icicawin gla. yunkan locin keyapi na hel icunhan canku ica- gla can wan nan canke el i tka takuna waskuyeca aicage sni, ape ecela ikoyaka wanyaka. Heon lecel eya: ''Letanhan ici- nonpa tuweni waskuyeca enitan- han yutin kte sni," eya. Hecel can qon he snija; yunkan waon- spewicakiye cin he wanyakapi na itancan wanyaka yo; can qun wanna snija ce eyapi. Yunkan , hecel awicayupta: Wakantanka | wacinyanpi kin he yuhapo; ewi- cakiya. Ho mitakuyepi, oyasin ito wa- na okolakiciye kin el tawacin ataya on na tancan kicunyan na onkiyoranpi tonakeca kta heci hena ataya on war way el a na wa- [ anagoptanyan ecel econqonpi kta .wacin, heon mitakuyepi ociciya- , kapi. Ito can yasicapi qon be iyecel onyasicapi kte sni ca he onspe unwacinpi kte. Incin can kin le snijin na hel iyohakab se- ca na hehanyan tokonpica sni tka peta el ecela yeyapi kte cin hel agna ecela econpica kte lo. ! Ho hecel on wicasa kin lena taku on Wakantanka wicakagelo. Ho yunkan warwayela onpi kin eci- yatanhan waskuyeca icaryapi okihipi na waanagoptanpi kin eci- yatanhan woonspe iyeyapi oki- hipi. . Hece mitakuyepi, wanna letanhan kaabeya onyanpi kte rein qon he onkayustanpi na pta- yela woyawaste unkiknipi kta wacin. Ho hece ito, wanna waanago- ptan unyankapi kte. Omniciye econpi can el na waunkinicahan- pi kte sni. Woakinice kin heon omniciye iyuhunke sni ca slolya- yapelo Oyasin iyuskinyan nape ciyu- zapi. Nitakolapi wanji Walter Goodshield. 4 SINASAPA WOCEKIYE TAEYANPAHA APRIL 15, 1909. CHEYENNE AGENCY, S. D. March 2, 1909. Tona Eyanpaha lawapi kin. Kolapi, Canpa Wakpa el Henry Siyoiyanke wocekiye wicasa yu- ha; iye wicoran kin le icu hetan- han osni nonpa; iye ohinni tan- yan econye lo. Hekta ptanyetu hehan nakun Carl Jackson wocekiye wicasa kagape lo. Iyuha nape ciyuzape lo. ZlTKALA ClQALA. Cheyenne Agency, S. D. The following inscription was written on a tombstone. "Where I am now Some day you'll be, Prepare for death And follow me." Somebody coming along read the verse and thought he would write a better one and so taking his pencil wrote on the back of the same stone, as follows. "Where you are, I wish you well; If in heaven or in h — As to follow, I'll not consent Till I know which way you went," George Claymore. ALLEN, CORN CREEK. S. D. Hekta Dec. 16, hehan Wakmiza Wakpa el St. Joseph omniciye apiyapi na lena woitancan wica- yustanpi. Joseph Red Willow itancan, Alex Salvey okihe, Herman Conquering-bear wowa- pi kaga. Oliver Salvay mazaska awanyaka. Thomas Nelson wa- paha yuha. Joseph Mousseau wocekiye eya. James Richard iapi awanyaka. Levi Salvay, Stacy, Coillie na Herman Congbear, ogliglepi. Mike Spottedbear tiyopa awan. Joseph Red Willow. lecel amayupta: Woiyowinkiye wowapi yuhapi hantans hecetu; tuweni wowapi cula u kte sni. Hecel amayupta heon waglao- tanin yelo. Justin E. Feather. Cheyenne R. Agency, S. D. March 2, 1909. Eyanpaha kin. Tokata omniciye tanka kte cin he el tona hipi kta cinpi hantans woiyowinkiye wo- wapi yuhapi kte, heon iwaktaci- yapi na yeksuyapi kte. Ateyapi onkitawapi hecel cin heon wa- glaotanin yelo. Father Westropp wowapi maqu na heye: Tokata omniciye tanka kte cin el Ma- rpiyato na Psaloka na Hotan- ke conala opapi kta cinpi omaki- yaka, na iyomakipi. Heon Ate- yapi onkitawapi owakiyaka na Cannon Ball, Hantesa, S. D. St. Joseph na St. Mary en ya- onpi kin, koskalaka nains wiko- koskalaka, wicoiye ptelyela caje ciciyatapi wacin. Tona Christian henicapi na nahanrci tansna ya- onpi nains yaonpi sni esa, oko- lakiciye wakan el niclconzapi na he iyecel wocekiye wasteyalaka- pi na taku owasin tanyan skaya na owotanla awaniciglakapi kin he tohinni alustanpi kte sni, na- ban sanpa onspeniciciyapi waste ke. Yunkan akantanhan nitan- can kin el tanyan skaya aboni- cipapi na hayapi owasin yujuye rci owanyag wasteya nigluzapi kte cin on taku tona okolakiciye wakan kin etanhan oniciyakapi na yawaste na el skan nisipi kin hena anagoptanpi r,a el katinye- ya, istece sniyan el yaskanpikin on akantanhan nitan carpi kin el yujuye rci nigluzapi qon he iye- cel maheltanhan ninagipi kin skaya, owanyag waste luhapi kte cin he iyotan woyawaste tan- ka rce cin he e. Yunkan taku tona on maka akanl ni yann kin el woyawaste yakamna kte cin hewicam owasin cante wicaya- kiyin na tanyan cantewicayaki- yuzin kte na w'coiye waste ecela naronwicayayin kta. Christian henica hecinhan niye el tokel awanniciein con he iyecel tuwe kesas owasin tanyan cantewica- kiluzm kte, yunkan wicotawacin kin lena tukte tanhan onnispe kte cin he wowapi wakan he el tuwa a wacin rci onspeiciciye ehantans wicasa ksapa icaga okihi. Yunkan oyatepi kin ekta lecel yanka, koskalaka nains wi- koskalaka esa woonspe ihuniyin na taku owasin eyin ra taku owasin kage eyas, wowapi wakan etanhan takuni onspe sni ehan- tans, tacanku kin ogna woistece na wocantesica hena kiciyanke kin he waonyakapi iyecetu. Na heon eciyatanhan Wakantanka isnala wasake cin he awicakehan wicaonlapi iyecetu. Catholic wocekiye opapi kin taku slolyapi kta iyececa kin he le e. Waawanglaka tawa kin waawanglaka nitawa kin (sina- sapa) niyate iyecen el etonwan po; nitakoda waste; wowahokon- kiye on iwacinyepi ca, owotanna aniye cin he e; tuktektel iyope- niye cinhan kiksuya wo, he niye oniwaste kta on heya ce, he wi- coran tawa, waawanglaka nitawa kin wastelaka wo, na. anagoptan wo. Taku cin na icakija becin- han en etonwan wo; nitasice- capi kin en yapi kta onspe wica- kiya po. Tipiwakan timahel pi- ye cinhan okiya wo; hecece cin- han taku yaqu kin he isanpa iyuskin kta; niyate en de cin he iyecen en ya wo; ohinni anago- ptanpo; iyeunkisam wasdonyapi, sinasapa woonspe tipi en nicinca yewicayayapi kta he woecon ni- tawapi. Tuwe Catholic wocekiye opa kecin kinhan cinca kin Ca- tholic woonspe en on wicakiye kta, heca ikiyena wanica ehan tanhans tukte ohna econpica kin- han waawanhdaka tawa iwange kta. Catholic wocekiye oyapapi hecinhan na wowicada duha ke- cannipi hecinhan nicincapi kin catholic woonspe tipi en e erpe- wicaya po. Ho mitakuyepi, de- na nayaronpi kin ohna ye wacin po. Nitakodapi wanji Joseph Little Chief. PINE RIDGE, WOLF CREEK, S. D. Mitakuyepi, le wi kin el le yu- stanpi tokata May 31 na June 2 hehanyan Owicakte omniciye kin hel wicasta tapi na ni onpi kin tona ehanircin tapi hena hunr tanyan ta kta iyececa tka owace- kiye wanica heon tanyan tapi sni, heon lehan wocekiye lila tanka econpi kta heon tuwe ke- yas wocekiye on wacinwicayapi hecel lakota wicarcala itancanpi kin hena nakun wacewicakcici- yapi kta; hecel wanna sinasapa kin Wakantanka etkiya tanyan igluhomnipi, hecel wocekiye ece- la kte kin kanyela ihan hena he- cetu. Mitakola, tona mini wakan alustanpi kehapi on hena hunr tanyan ecanonpi sni ca sehas to- han tuwa hecanonpi kin itokam tanyan slolkiya po. Mitakuyepi he tuwa ksuyayapi kin lila cante sice lo, he slolyayapi ska heca- nonpi. Ho hecetu. Wakantanka tanyan yuhapi cin ca tanyan econpo mitakuye- pi, na lakota wicarcala, Wakin- yanpeta eciyapi, itancan tanka he wanji ca caje on wacekiyapi kta. Feb. 14, heehan Willie Irving cunwintku, waniyetu wanji, ta. He mazaskanskan 24 heceglala kuje te; nape el canowinja icape na wancak te. Micante on nape ciyuzapi. Martin Redbear. Little White River, S. D. Mitakuyepi. Omniciye tipi wan mazaska opawinge yamni sam wikcemna zaptan, canblaska he- nakeca wicasa wakan on oonki- yapi. Unkiyepi sni se omnici- ye tipi wan onyuhapi kte. Wo- cekiye on ohionkiciyape. Wa- kantanka waonsila kin slolonki- yape. Little White River omni- ciye onqonpi kin, anpetu wakan otoiyohila wocekiye qon he on- yuhape. Unkiyepi sni se ohinni- yan zaniyan unqonpe. Yunkan wowapi wakan wicoiye wan we- ksuye. St. Paul lecel eye. Suta- ya najinpo, eye qon he weksuye. Ho hece mitakuyepi. tona St. Mary's henicapi hecina sutaya nayajinpi ni ecanmi ye. Eyanpaha el tohanni rci taku yaotanin wasi sni tka lehanl wo- cekiye on taku waste ota slolon- yanpi heon etanhan mitakuyepi nayaronpi kte. Toke niseya he- cel waawacannipi ni ecanmi. Wocekiye on onyeksuyapi wa- cin. Oyasin cantewasteya nape ciyuzape. Gertie White Feathertail. ALLEN P. O. S. D. Mar. 4, '09. St. Joseph na St. Mary okola- kiciye wicota ayapi na heon can- temawaste, tuka taku tona on ake cantemasice, wicota wasaka- pi sni, na wicota womnaye el etonwanpi sni, hecel womnaye cola tokeske iyoptapi kta huwo? Wicota wiwicayungapi na ayu- ptapi onspeiciciyapi sni na heon wicalapi kte ?un ota okarnigapi sni heon wocekiye el wasakapi sni, womnaye ota yuhapi kinhan hecel cantewastepi kte na heon nakun wicasawakan hanke on okiyapi kte, nakun Catechists wawokiyapi qon hanke on owi- cakiyapi kte. Kinhan oyasin cantewastepi kte na wasakapi kte; na he onkuwapi kta iye- hantu. Wanna tehan onkistin- manpi wanna kiktapo. Iyapi conala onpo na ee ota rtani po! Kinhan ota onkamnapi kte. Wawokiyapi kin wicotapi, na wakanheja Mission woonspe el on sni kin he nakun wicotapi; tuka catechist opapi qon onge wakan- heja el tanyan ewicatonwanpi sni, he wicoran kin iyotan wa- wokiyapi tawapi. Tuka ee tona ihanni miniawicakastanpi onqon- pi na hena wicota wicoran wakan iyowajapi oyasin iglustanpi qon hena el lila etonwanpi na Wakan- heja ee catechism onspe wicaki- yapi kte cin he ciscila el eton- wanpi, na witantanpi sni po; he- cel onsikapi oyasin ob tanyan yaunpi kte, na hecel oyasin can- tewasteya yaunpi kte. Oyasin cantewasteya nape ci- yuzapi. Louis P. Mousseau.