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Essay Archive - Walking Across Egypt: Mattie Rigsbee
Walking Across Egypt: Mattie Rigsbee
Mattie Rigsbee, from Walking Across Egypt by Clyde Edgerton, is
an extremely unique person. She is very bona fide, a true Christian, but
still likes to gossip every once in a while. Her uniqueness shows in many
ways: she is the best cook in Listre, North Carolina, she has the
compulsion to help others that have less than she, and she is seventy-
eight years old and is just now starting to "run down."
She is a very compassionate woman, she cares for others. She is
always pestering her children about getting married and having kids, or
she is always trying to feed people like L....
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