Chapter 27

 

      Last year, the kids of Maycomb decided to play a trick on Misses Tutti and Frutti Barber around Halloween. They are sisters and they are both deaf, but Miss Tutti denied it. Their real names are Sarah and Frances. The children of Maycomb hid all the furniture inside the barber shop. They believed it would be a funny joke, and they all pitched in. The furniture was put in the cellar and the next morning Heck Tate was called. The neighbors had heard a truck pull up at the shop during the night, but thought nothing of it. They never caught the kids who did it, but this Halloween things have changed.

 

 

 

 

     This Halloween, the ladies of Maycomb arranged a pageant that took place in the high school auditorium. Whoever had the best costume would win 25 cents. Jem and I weren't very excited about this new idea. Since Jem was maturing, he felt he was to old for Halloween so he decided he wasn't going and he wouldn't take me there. Mrs. Merriweather had created a the title for the pageant which was Maycomb County: Ad Astra Per Aspera. My role in the play was a ham which would symbolize how Maycomb is known for its agriculture. I practiced my part in front of Atticus and Calpurnia. The night of the pageant finally came and Jem and I began our journey to the school.