But when she took up the baby, and made him put his chubby arms round his father's neck, and say "pese pop-pop," he was completely vanquished, and surrendered at discretion.
"I'll see what can be done," said he, at last.
"And will you do it afterwards ?" she asked, archly.
"Yes, I will, dear, I assure you," he rejoined.
"Then I know it will be done," said she, confidently; "and none of us will be the worse off for it, I am sure." After leaving home, Mr.Burrell went immediately to the office of Mr.
Blatchford; and after having procured Charlie's portfolio, he started in the direction of his own establishment.

He did not by any means carry on so extensive a business as Mr.Blatchford, and employed only two elderly men as journeymen.

After he had sat down to work, one of them remarked, "Tucker has been here, and wants some rough cuts executed for a new book.

I told him I did not think you would engage to do them; that you had given up that description of work." "I think we lose a great deal, Cummings, by being obliged to give up those jobs," rejoined Mr.Burrell.
"Why don't you take an apprentice then," he suggested; "it's just the kind of work for them to learn upon." "Well I've been thinking of that," replied he, rising and producing the drawings from Charlie's portfolio.

"Look here," said he, "what do you think of these as the work of a lad of twelve or fourteen, who has never had more than half a dozen lessons ?" "I should say they were remarkably well done," responded Cummings.
"Shouldn't you say so, Dalton ?" The party addressed took the sketches, and examined them thoroughly, and gave an approving opinion of their merits.
"Well," said Mr.Burrell, "the boy that executed those is in want of a situation, and I should like to take him; but I thought I would consult you both about it first.