# The Drummer — The Virginian character guide

> The Drummer in The Virginian by Owen Wister.

**Role:** minor

**First appearance:** 0003-i-enter-the-man

## Who they are

A traveling salesman who appears in a stagecoach scene with the Virginian.

## Relationships

### [The Virginian](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_virginian_se/characters/the_virginian)

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The Drummer is a traveling salesman who shares friendly banter and stories with the Virginian during stagecoach journeys.

### [The Virginian](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_virginian_se/characters/the_virginian)

_social_

The Drummer is a traveling salesman who shares friendly banter and stories with the Virginian during stagecoach journeys.

### [The Virginian](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_virginian_se/characters/the_virginian)

_social_

The Drummer is a traveling salesman who shares friendly banter and stories with the Virginian during stagecoach journeys.

## In the story

### [III: Steve Treats](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_virginian_se/chapters/iii-steve-treats)

The American drummer who shares a bed with the Virginian; becomes the target of the Virginian's prank involving a fake nightmare.

### [IV: Deep Into Cattle Land](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_virginian_se/chapters/iv-deep-into-cattle-land)

Mentioned as the 'noisy American drummer' who had been defeated in a romantic rivalry.

### [XV: The Game and the Nation—Act Second](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_virginian_se/chapters/xv-the-game-and-the-nation-act-second)

Narrator and observer; attempts small talk with the crew but is met with silence until the Virginian intervenes.

### [XVI: The Game and the Nation—Last Act](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_virginian_se/chapters/xvi-the-game-and-the-nation-last-act)

A passenger who enthusiastically engages with the Virginian's story.

### [XVII: Scipio Moralizes](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_virginian_se/chapters/xvii-scipio-moralizes)

Not present in this chapter.

## Links

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- All characters: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_virginian_se/characters