Drum
A drum often touches a summons carried on its beat — a distant friend's call for aid, or word that pulls you unexpectedly from your routine. The dream may ask who is signalling to you across a distance, whether the rhythm you hear is one of distress or steady amiability, and what marching orders are quietly reaching your ear.
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These are the entries the historical dream-books record for drum, in their own words. They are period voices, not predictions, and they do not always agree with one another.
Gustavus Hindman Miller, 1901
To hear the muffled beating of a drum, denotes that some absent friend is in distress and calls on you for aid.
To see a drum, foretells amiability of character and a great aversion to quarrels and dissensions. It is an omen of prosperity to the sailor, the farmer and the tradesman alike.
Fontaine, 1862
To dream you hear the rolling of a drum signifies that you will be called away from your home or business unexpectedly. If you see soldiers marching when you hear the drum, it shows that though you may not have to leave, yet you will receive an unexpected message that will cause you trouble or excitement.