Beloved second hand book stores- Cellar Stories, 111 Mathewson St. , Providence , R.I.

Cellar Stories
           The passion for the printed word is not dead in America- I

    gather from a Classical High School student's recent letter to the

    editor. Yes, read, read, read ! That will keep the mind alive, keep

    life interesting indeed.

               In Providence -right near the Providence Journal building-

    I find the Cellar Stories Book Store  at 111 Mathewson St. as alluring

    as some despicable others might find the X-rated movie-book store just

    around the corner.

              A sociologist wrote that we can judge a society by the quality

    of its second hand book stores. I hope I have done a little to keep Cellar

    Stories - one of the best - in business.

            Today I purchased an old life magazine,  August 1, 1969 . The

    cover showing a young Ted Kennedy : " The fateful turn for Ted Kennedy

    -grave questions about his midnight car accident. "

           And I also purchased one of those 1950s  35 cent paper back books

    with the lurid cover: " The Tormented " by Theodore Pratt: " A daring

    subject- masterfully told. " The daring subject " is nymphomania. The

    girl's name is Zona.

                  A cultured guy like me need not visit the X-rated stores.

            Read, read, read !