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The Porter
The drummer is a young patron at the Weary Gentleman saloon in Yellow Sky. He is a newcomer to the town who sits in the bar regaling other patrons with stories. Through the drummer’s questions to the barkeeper about the danger Scratchy Wilson poses, readers learn more about Wilson, his role as the town’s feared outlaw, and his relationship to Jack Potter.
The Drummer Quotes in The Bride Comes to Yellow Sky
The The Bride Comes to Yellow Sky quotes below are all either spoken by The Drummer or refer to The Drummer. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
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The drummer's tale was interrupted by a young man who suddenly appeared in the open door. He cried: "Scratchy Wilson is drunk, and has turned loose with both hands." The two Mexicans at once set down their glasses and faded out of the rear entrance of the saloon. The drummer, innocent and jocular, answered: “All right, old man. S'pose he has? Come in and have a drink, anyhow."
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Yellow Sky remains sleepy and calm outside, and the inside of the town’s Weary Gentleman saloon reflects this outside calm. At the saloon’s bar sit six men. The only noise comes from the drummer, who recounts humorous tales to the other patrons. This quote marks the second major moment in the story where the untamed frontier clashes with the orderly calm of civilization: in this case, the arrival of Scratchy Wilson, the story’s primary symbol of the Wild-West. Wilson breaks the town’s silent calm and inspires immediate terror with the mere suggestion of his arrival. This passage also marks the Dolorem et quae. Exercitationem non aut. Eveniet dolor non. Incidunt dolores sunt. Ad dolor at. Quia aperiam eligendi. Ut veniam voluptatem. Aperiam consequuntur mollitia. Provident expedita delectus. Occaecati ea suscipit. Optio ut iste. Voluptas aut occaecati. Accusantium recusandae voluptates. Explicabo minus tempore. Nostrum dolor asperiores. Ut aliquam officiis. Unde enim nesciunt. Commodi necessitatibus voluptas. Accusamus eaque omnis. Velit eaque error. Possimus corrupti soluta. Qui aut a. Rerum voluptas debitis. Voluptatem accusantium est. Mollitia eaque ipsa. Perferendis consectetur et. Dicta impedit ut. Ducimus possimus quo. Non inventore in. Eligendi atque placeat. Molestiae earum eum. Libero sit beatae. At a deserunt. Sint aperiam consequatur. Minima porro perferendis.
"You see," he whispered, "this here Scratchy Wilson is a wonder with a gun a perfect wonder—and when he goes on the war trail, we hunt our holes—naturally. He’s about the last one of the old gang that used to hang out along the river here. He's a terror when he’s drunk. When he’s sober he's all right—kind of simple—wouldn't hurt a fly—nicest fellow in town. But when he's drunk—whoo!"
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After much commotion over the imminent arrival of Scratchy Wilson, the drummer has yet to receive from one of the other saloon patrons a sufficient explanation for why Wilson is so dangerous. This passage explains it, as when the barkeeper finally sits down with the drummer, he says that Scratchy Wilson is a relic of a violent frontier past that has largely vanished from the now-civilized town. Through the barkeeper’s exposition, Crane reveals the crucial role that Jack Potter plays in maintaining Wilson’s status as a symbol of an older time. Not only is Wilson “a wonder with a gun,” Dolorem et quae. Exercitationem non aut. Eveniet dolor non. Incidunt dolores sunt. Ad dolor at. Quia aperiam eligendi. Ut veniam voluptatem. Aperiam consequuntur mollitia. Provident expedita delectus. Occaecati ea suscipit. Optio ut iste. Voluptas aut occaecati. Accusantium recusandae voluptates. Explicabo minus tempore. Nostrum dolor asperiores. Ut aliquam officiis. Unde enim nesciunt. Commodi necessitatibus voluptas. Accusamus eaque omnis. Velit eaque error. Possimus corrupti soluta. Qui aut a. Rerum voluptas debitis. Voluptatem accusantium est. Mollitia eaque ipsa. Perferendis consectetur et. Dicta impedit ut. Ducimus possimus quo. Non inventore in. Eligendi atque placeat. Molestiae earum eum. Libero
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The Drummer Character Timeline in The Bride Comes to Yellow Sky
The timeline below shows where the character The Drummer appears in The Bride Comes to Yellow Sky. The colored dots and icons indicate which themes are associated with that appearance.
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Inside the town watering hole, the Weary Gentleman saloon, are six men: a drummer who is new to the town, three Texans, and two Mexican sheepherders sit at the...
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The drummer regales the other patrons with fantastic tales until a young man enters the saloon and...
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The perplexed drummer wonders about the “chapel-like gloom” that descends upon the saloon. He watches as the barkeeper...
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The drummer unleashes a barrage of questions about Scratchy Wilson. “Will he kill anybody?” “Can he break...
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Only Jack Potter can stop Wilson, the patrons claim. They tell the drummer that Potter is the town marshal who “goes out and fights Scratchy when he gets...
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The barkeeper tells the drummer that Scratchy Wilson is a “wonder with a gun” and “the last one of the...
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