Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1900-06-21
GOT HIS DISCHARGE.
A MARINE CORPS RECRUIT WHO HAD
NERVE AND USED 1T.


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p"'' n''i,c whlcn hc suoSequeH'E
to a prominent New Orleans family. The
young man bad graduated with high hon
ors in medicine after taking his 4. r.
Mt the University Of Virginia and he was
an all around finished proposition. His
idea in enlisting in the marine corps was
that he might have a chance to get an
apothccary's billet in the navy. Now, a
naval apotheCary was at that time Il
chief petty ofecer in the navy proper,
and naval apothecaries are not created
out of sea soldiers. They are shipped as
apothccarics, and they have no connec-
ton whatsoever with the marine corps.
The young Ioulsianian didn't know this,
however, and so he took on" as a buck
private in the marines. He had hardly
drawn his first government straight uni
form as sea soldier before he found out
Tint rs marine he had no show In
life ever to become an apothecary-that
he was dishcd to do marines guard duty
for the balance of his enlistment.
The outlook seemed pretty gloomy to
the young man from New Orleans, but
be didn't lose his nerve. He calmly de-
cided in his own mind that he'd become a
naval apothecary anyhow without desert
Ing, marine or no marine. lie did some
corresponding with some friends in New
York, and he found out that ship at
that yard about to start on n Mediter-
ranenn cruise, needed an apothecary. SO
he sat down and wrote to the surgeon Of
that ship, applying for the billet, inclOs-
ing credentials as to his ability. but with
out stating that he was already enlisted
In the marine corps. If he had done that,
the surgeon, approaching the difficulty of
getting an enlisted man out of the marine
corps, wouldn't have paid any attention
to his application. AS it WAS, however,
the surgeon answered the young Louisi-
anian's application promptly, informing
him that he'd probably do if he could
pass the physical examination and sug-
costing that he run over 10 the Brooklyn
navy yard TO be looked at and sized up.
Running over to the Brooklyn navy yard
sounded all right, but marines can't run
| anywhere without orders.
We'll, | guess I'll just nail that apoth-
| ecaryship anyhow" said the young man
to himself and, rigging himself up in his
hest uniform, he called upon a marine
officer who had taken n sort of interest
in him and told him the case-how he had
a chance to slip into the chief petty Off
GERS uniform OF an apothecary; how, of
course, he'd have to have his discharge
as marine in order to try for the billet
aud so on.
officer. You can't get your discharge
The young man took the matter higher
| in the marine corps, but it wouldn't do
| He was sat down upon and regarded as a
! pretty nervy chap to ask for his dis