Naika mirsi tomtom, as Liplit Le Jeune would write

Dave Robertson tuktiwawa at NETSCAPE.NET
Thu Nov 23 21:57:28 UTC 2000


Happy American Thanksgiving!

Naika mirsi tomtom (I'm thankful-hearted) pus ukuk tanas tsem pepa, iaka
chako kopa Jim Holton kopa California ilihi:

"Cha-lee [C. Milt. Moore],

"Mica wah-wa copa Plank Henly (Frank Henry) he-he wah-wa (humor) copa okoke
Maly's tenas sheep dilate closh.  Plank yaka chaco halo (memaloose).
Wake-siah konawe delate ahncutty tillicum memaloose.  Copet nica pee Albion
Smith mitlite copa Stechas (Olympia).

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"Hally.

"[addressed to:] C. Milt. Moore, Lallabee House, Wake-siah Wahlametchuck.

"P.S.  Closh mica clawa nanitch George E. Himes - Nica potlatch yahka icht
hee-hee Siwash wah=wa copa "Oakoak House Jack Mahmook" - (The House that
Jack Built) by Robert G. Stuart.  (Lobert Stlirt)[sp.?]

"May 8, 1918

"[P.P.S.]  To-by pee T'h-P'h pee Poo!  Hi-u "poo" copa Flance.  Boston
tillicum poo ma-sah-chie Hun.  Alki Kizars [??] Tyee Hun chaco halo.

"[P.P.P.S.]  Na-wit-ka, "FIel Sauer" Dick Wood huy-huy moos'-moos pee co-sho
yuk-wa alta.  "Whooey-whoey climinwhit" (swap lies)."
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Weh't naika mirsi-tomtom pus kanawi msaika drit tiki komtaks Chinuk wawa!

Dave



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