In 1883, when times were chaotic, he held a position as a substitute teacher in the village elementary school at age of 13, but resigned and returned to farming after about two years when a formal elementary school teacher was assigned.
1883年、時代の混乱期に13歳にして集落の小学校の代用教員として奉職するも、正式な小学校教員が赴任してきた為、2年あまりで辞め農業に戻る。