THE BELLS OF
YAHOOLA
16" x 21" double matted and framed in gunmetal
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A long time ago, there was a Cherokee man named Yahoola, who was a horse
trader in the East. The people knew when he was coming because of his singing and
the tinkle of bells he had braided in his ponies’ manes.
One day Yahoola became lost during
the early spring hunt when a snowstorm covered the mountains. Cherokee searchers
were unable to find him and gave him up for lost. Two seasons later Yahoola appeared
at his friend’s door and told how the Immortals had found him and taken him in.
Since he had eaten the Immortal’s food, he was unable to rejoin the Cherokee but
would come and visit periodically. Eventually the visits ended.
There were rumors of
the removal and the Cherokee said, "perhaps when we get to Indian Territory, we will
see Yahoola again" but they never did.
