DECEMBER 1925
THE UNITED AMERICAN
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Spirit of H
Christmas
B y KATHERINE EDELMAN
AM THE SPIRIT OF CHRISTMAS! Today I rule over
the world as no king or queen ever ruled. I hold gifts in
my arms that no ruler ever held and I scatter them with a lavish
hand. I am loved by my subjects with a love that has no hint of
J fear, for they ,fe(el that I am working for their happiness.
QWITH my magic hand I heal the hurts in many hearts. I pluck
out by the roots the resentments and rancors that make
men unhappy. I bring peace and understanding to hearts that
know it not. Along niy way I scatter seeds of faith, of hope, of
love, that will spring up and bear fruit after the last echo of my
footsteps shall be heard. I leave behind me beautiful memories
to enrich and gladden, unnumbered dreams to make men more
happy.
JtJtlTH my touch I create new friendships—I strengthen those
that are already formed and make more dear and more
precious the ties of home and kindred. To the little children I
bring joy beyond telling, happiness beautiful to behold; to their
elders I bring again the faith they knew in childhood. I am the
instigator of thousands ofloving messages that go from friend to
friend, from kin to kin. I have breathed something of myself
into each and every one of the gaily tied packages that go to
every home.
happiness. Withm its folds I welcome every class and creed,
every race and color—for all of them I have comfort and warmth.
AM the Spirit of Christmas-broad,-tolerant, loving! Every,
where today my presence is felt—my power is unlimited, my
word supreme! I rule the world from land to land and from
shore to shore. I am welcome in every home and at every
hearth—the most loved and most welcome monarch the world has
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