Best Shot

There was a ravage dog today in the streets. I arrived as quickly as possible with Heck Tate, the Sheriff of the town. Heck told me he had a horrible shot and was put under pressure of shooting the Radley house. I was the only one able to shoot the dog. I had not shot a gun in decades let alone be able to kill a dog in one shot. I did not wish to shoot a gun because I would be setting a very bad example for Jem, who always wished to have a gun. This was an emergency and I had to shoot. I took the shot and in one clean shot the dog fell to its death.