After his ordination he went to his regiment to try and get them to help him get a job. After he was appointed chaplain, he bought a horse, rode through the streets of Prague and took a merry part in all the drinking bouts with the officers of his regiment.
Apaiztu ondoren bere errejimendura joan zen babesa eskatzera, eta kapilau izendatu zutenean, zaldia erosi eta Pragatik ibiltzen zen, bere errejimenduko ofizial guztiekin, alai asko, mozkorraldi guztietan parte hartuz.