"Miss Livingston comes up the crossroad alone, 'n' stops when she gets to us.
"'Is that Rainbow?' she says.
"'Yes'm,' I says.
"'Help me down, please,' she says. I tries to do it, but I don't make a good job of it.
"'You're not a lady's groom?' she says, smilin'.
"'No'm,' I says.
"'I should like to pat the winner;' she says. 'May I?'
"'Go as far as you like,' I says.
"'I beg pardon?' she says, lookin' at me funny.
"'Yes'm, you can pat him,' I says.