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I wanted to do as you tell me but when I thought it over I thought I ought to be at home working on my land. I know that you tell me to stay because you know it will be good  for me but I feel as if I ought to be at home. I want to go home the 15/th" of March so as to be in time to put my crop in. You know why I want to go home so you will not blame me I want to build my house soon. I do not know what to do or what I ought to do for my people so I can't say I will do this and that for my people. I do not know how they will take it even if I  try to tell them

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some of the ways of the white people. You know they are. I think of great many thing that I wish my people would do. We heard that the Omahas were doing nothing but dancing all the time I tell you what I think I wish that the dancing and such things would be done away with very soon. Some of the consul men lead in the dancing when they ought to try and prevent it. I thought you said that when a new Agent came in he would see about theses consul men. It seems to me you are the only one that in trying