The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-06-03
SALLE THE EGG WOMAN
By SUSIE REVELS CAYTON.

- ALLIE the Esg-womsn was tho
name by which SHE vas known,
and had more than some one or two
~ persons In the village IN which she
lived been asked her name IN fun
they could not have told IL saiie the Egg
Woman seemed to III all requirements.
and no one asked to know more. Salie
was taller than tho average woman. with a
rather masculine form much In keepug
with her voice and carriage neither OF
which indicated anything iike womanlN
tenderness Sallic was a black woman,
black a. human being ever gets 10 be.
and each saturday, rain CT shine. her usual
customers could count on seeing her black
face wTca thed in SMILES hs her ample ns
ure blocked the doorway. \ large baskei
on either arm Eggs this morn niEF she
would ask w voice which TO stranger
mlght sound rather repulsiNe. but which
closer acquaintance had softened TO her
customers. for they had found that black
eailie'r heart was as white az the beauti-
fu snow. yes white as snow In all of IT,
purity before winds or other agencies have
scattered u with earthly trash. making
parts perhaps hidden parts, Of " unsight.
l..
Tho trani from her cggp WAS not ssiiie's
only means of support for she tl~o tRn q
farm on small Scale Where she came
foi he hfs when compared vito those
around her. stVored mach 81 the snNster-
ious Apparently. she llVri alone. and yet
had often been ovei heard talking a. one
would To very smRt child Time assist
81 by husyb0die~ disclosed the fact that
salie the Egg Woman. who was thought
fe he - far above earthly Sins. lad com
ce@iei iu bog horne sud bid had for 3,,rs
Q an Ncfpan NNh aaU1N face ana great
81 D O.
hair fell in ioaghins rinsiets quite below
her Nasiuus G. Woman of aisatd tN~uty-
slxht YEARS q agc.a Whtte "a ltuau. . 1nrl
shs hat chaired fo the ir1n fellrF 'icb
formed az iu,iosnrc GA tte rsou in Wnieh
n.y. slept
That part ~ thr Southland wont wlA
over this startling news % spread lk,
as fre ana an Indignant penplr W,rt A.
ohce o. demand go h.f ln gvv t1r 81 'n'ar
~. e thius s,s o 5uty refused Co da. i1-
matter Naa fsktn inin court ANA grva
as tss sn,aarment and e. r8sl .rH .,rf
49, tasgr threnF wasr SaNlr t.HN fr-
sAna ana admitted that .hr ast Dc.
hcsns ans hst ha1 Cor so.n- tnnr ft.
Nonan iaaf atr at limos couNrrd hvE CAB
ter rrfm ts.aa-r rlr aae AuHert-u lu.tt.
snd mtghf pantrf fron tnur lut % lfn
sssrd srrr. rhs got hcr WiH rnr va
a. sInnrar alrsit.us BEG eut snserr W.
tfs htr a-AUt anI Shhlr.- black f,cr
a. Shich Nss drpietei th, defiance ~ DO.
~eaif srrinei n.t.ktr t.aH usual as s1
answered Whatttef sht l.. horned
trr
ne rasc vs. H..Is Is ule-..l 7nI san.
Showed On key H.r horse perhaps riato
" a.. rsDaase tn. Nlt. Woman was noar
ara ankn'Nn Ani fE.n sna coli prove
hat sslIif $40 u.t as sar sails born her.
snd that .aa iegsIdtcs- 1t tHs ft.l THAR 10
80 "a 20 sts coutrar, to au .rrs loss laN-
80 naflfr
one sstrrlay mrtrirs about ter VcAts
hifr saAies Gust nfsfs niisss ! 1er Thei-
n-nal sulps oi sss~ did mot comic. Tor
eafi that morning ~alNv hai 5000 Tor A
nanisiFr Oh eemr " D. Ter io la1 iu her las.
rerins place il guiet s'rner vn n.r oWD
tarm tre oman " ffsr uaple size said was
'tArie' irN of tFe curious Nhr are
nessr atssrt Nhea any .hiug 10 b, seen