hiː bɪɡˈæn ɛmplˈɔɪmənt æz ɐn ˈɑːfɪs bˈɔɪ fɚɹə dɹˈeɪɪdʒ kˈʌmpəni ænd sˈɜːvd ɪnðə luːˌiːzɪˈænə nˈæʃənəl ɡˈɑːɹd fɹʌm wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti fˈaɪv tə wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti ˈeɪt.
He began employment as an office boy for a drayage company and served in the Louisiana National Guard from 1895 to 1898.