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sists. There is a tremendous amount of tum¬ 
bling, rolling, and dust raising, but once the wasp 
has nabbed her victim, she never lets go, and by 
and by she manages to sink her sharp little hypo¬ 
dermic needle into the cricket’s neck. It wilts at 
once, and there follows a neat bit of surgery. 
Into the stout neck, then into the abdomen the 
numbing lancet is thrust, and at length the 
cricket, quite paralyzed and helpless for all time, 
is borne away to Madam Yellow-wings’ nursery. 
Nor is this last an easy feat! The cricket is a 
bulky burden, but by gripping with tooth and 
nail the victor manages to fly off in good order, 
albeit she must often make several rests before 
her lowly door is reached.” 
“ In short,” murmured Alice, “ to complete the 
parable: 
“ Think big, and your deeds will grow; 
Think small and you’ll fall behind. 
Think that you can and you will; 
It’s all in the state of mind.” 
“ Exactly,” agreed Uncle John. “ It’s a tru¬ 
ism we see worked out all about us eveiy day. 
By the way, I was reading a magazine article 
yesterday, and the substance was that there is a 
rude awakening coming to a good many of us. 
We will have to stop blaming circumstances and 
the other fellow for our failures. Take our 
