. The boy spy; a substantially true record of events during the war of the rebellion. The only practical history of war telegraphers in the field ... thrilling scenes of battles, captures and escapes . THE SPY BOr. 401 at once. I found a written blank form had been prepared for mein the office. I signed it without thinking it necessary to handing the paper back to the clerk, he remarked jocularly: They have made you sign a mighty tight paper, havent they? It was only when my curiosity was aroused by this remark thatI thought of reading over the form of the oath. I think it was whatwa
. The boy spy; a substantially true record of events during the war of the rebellion. The only practical history of war telegraphers in the field ... thrilling scenes of battles, captures and escapes . THE SPY BOr. 401 at once. I found a written blank form had been prepared for mein the office. I signed it without thinking it necessary to handing the paper back to the clerk, he remarked jocularly: They have made you sign a mighty tight paper, havent they? It was only when my curiosity was aroused by this remark thatI thought of reading over the form of the oath. I think it was whatwas known in the year after as the cow-catcher bond or iron-cladoath. It was purposely made strong enough to catch any supposedcase of disloyalty. It contained one simple clause tlmt at the timeseemed to perplex me a little. It read in substance: I have neverbelonged to any organization, or borne arms against the Govern-ment of the United States, voluntarily or involuntarily.* I could not conscientiously or truthfully swear to that. I waswilling enough to do almost anything to get around the uglypoint, that seemed like a rock in my patli, without being forcedto explain that I had voluntarily unit
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