Chapter 10

   According to Miss Maudey, mockingbirds are special and important.  She says that it's a sin to kill them because of what they do for humans.  The songs that they hum bring joy to people.  Soon me and Jem are going to go out to play with our air rifles.  We better be sure not to hit any mockingbirds with them.

   While Jem and I went out to hit cans with our rifles, Jem noticed the bus driver's dog walking.  He looked funny, like he was sick.  He was walking very slow and with a slight twitch.  Jem immediately ran back to tell Calpurnia.  Once she saw the dog she called the police and said that there was a rabid dog out.  Atticus and a police officer decided they needed to take action when it started getting closer.  The officer knew that if he missed his shot the bullet would go straight into the Radley house.  He turned to my father and handed him the gun.  This seemed strange cause Atticus doesn't hunt.  Atticus aimed and made a perfect shot.  Turns out he used to be the best hunter in Maycomb County.  If that dog never got it maybe we wouldn't know how talented Jem actually was.