"Follow the Drum"

15OCT16:  

A quiet Saturday morning. Working on lesson plans for my day job as a teacher, but so much of it can be carried over to writing. For example, I was researching details of the War of 1812 and came across the beautiful phrase, "To follow the drum" meaning to head toward a life of battle/or war. I like phrases that imply rather than tell straight out, and give a glimpse into the daily life, where you would indeed follow the drum if you were at or going to war. Soldiers listened to the drum for guidance.

Picture for today: A political cartoon from around the time. Soldiers on the road to Buffalo, being followed by their women and children.