In the SC Hills, along the Savannah River Watershed, in the fall of 1829, fourteen-year-old, three-quarter Cherokee, Sahani, whose Christian name is Charity, sets out on a journey with her eighty-three-year-old maternal, white grandfather to Fort Charlotte, for what she thinks is a vacation to trade the pelts he has accumulated in order to replenish their supplies. Nevertheless, Charity quickly discovers that her grandfather’s objective to make this trip is certainly to get her wedded off and settled about When the Yellowish Mocker Calls somewhere.

Since her beloved grandmother’s passing almost a year earlier, her grandfather has concerned about what would become of Charity should he, too, pass away. And, given his advanced age group, he somehow senses that time is near; he does not need to perish and leave youthful Charity only and desolate. He and his wife reared Charity after her mother and father both died within a yellowish fever epidemic when she was three years old.

As they happen to be Fort Charlotte, her grandfather tells her that prior to going to Fort Charlotte they will be making an overnight visit his friend’s house. And, that a 12 months earlier, he and his long-time friend, Eli Gulledge, talked about what would eventually Charity should both he and his wife pass away and have organized for Charity and Eli’s boy Henry to meet up before that point comes to find if they will need a liking to one another.

When Charity, who hasn’t met Eli or his family members, hears that, she threatens to act rude in order to make them nothing like her in order that she may go back home with him, but her grandfather tells her that she cannot return home with him and assures her that if young Henry doesn’t take a preference to her, he is sure some young buck down in Fort Charlotte will be buying wife.

Confronted with the stark realization that her life is usually changing and she has no control of this modify, many thoughts run through young Charity’s mind-she even contemplates running away, but doesn’t desire to leave her grandfather alone.

When her grandfather instantly dies that night time at Eli’s house, that threat by no means comes to fruition. Teen, Charity is forced to follow her grandfather’s desires and stay there with Eli’s family .

Contains mature themes.