The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1913-11-18
The Masque of Fear

The bohemian Club San August
celebrated their thyxth Midsummer High links in the Bohe
man ptove primeva redwood forest which is the of the
club Here under the full and the twinkng great
company OF roubado and to aerie muk danced
which exist in the hidden crane of eyr mans brs; % was
enacted M story OF the thadorn exaced over all mankind by ug
the God of Fear
The story is that for all the countless generations reaching back
the shadowy and mystic beginning of things had
bnd worshpped apoweru Ug and each had sacrificed
the God of Fear the best blood of the naonhe greatest hunter
the he who had exced above all his fellows
the of They their offering that during the
the tribe might in battle and tolls stalk
peslence the of immor
aiy through fallen King the hunter
the braest warrior that the tribe had known and the savage
Ug nssent the the wrath of
lg must be appeased and the atonemen offered.
beginning things had dared doubt the in
b the prcra and unto these doubters there had been
Ug the idol but him who began doubt clearer
vision and he could and hold with myriad
troops of fairies who peoped the woodland Businesses
the Prince full ooded with the love of being and the
Prince that Ug only lump of sord stone with Towering vines
ootng the cevices and nesting dove Matching her edg
ings within the horrid open beak of the idol.
At midnight the tribe had assembled to witness the annual acr
fca When the chants had been and the
aid High but ready fling the
nond sacrifice into the slipping hands of Ug from which mat
how the struggle the victim fall certain annhia
consuming IDOL strips
off his garlands and filings them into the flames
"* - straight / disrobe my soul
Let this be love of father home and friends.
My dearest tie melts at the touch of Ug
"This be ambition: its famed
Ere Ug's foul breath turned every petal
This be charity: it a robe
| That bid the worlds defects from trusting
Until Ug's hand displayed the horrid truth.
Fair hope this: lily sung by FROST
This truthulness. this pride, this loyalty,
Ug's fetid touch blasts all their purity
Then stripping his robes he these into the pit saying
| This garment be outrageous joy of life,
mockng pretense that enfolds all men,
| Yet a the first rude pucking rends apart
| And leaves S naked to such foe Ug.'
the final sacrifice the Prince
Trips piping melody close hand and remembering the fairy S
admonition that
| "When wrestle with their fear
| To- all false gods disappear"
dumby his aside
worshppe springs the top of rock raises his heaven
| and prays:
go God of Truth,
Thy promise be established in me!
Thy kingdom comes; Thy thunders vanqush fear
Thy will is done Thy lightnings rend Fears form;
Thy work unbars the path that leads Thee;
Thy crystal dawn enwraps the reborn world
And lights S famshed eyes know Thy FACET
The Princes attitude of commanding faith makes the
afraid lay hands him. AS they hesitate lightning bolt shvers
the colossus and the of the God of Fear crumb
into dust revealing broad white path leading straight upwards
towards the of the that Ug had hidden the
of
The Fall of Ug done mastery by Rufus Steele
the music by Herman Pere 1t pleasing rendition
the modern faith
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