MY TWO DAUGHTERS often tease their grandfather about being stubborn, a trait he strenuously denies. One day Grandpa was telling them about a horse-pack trip he had taken up the Continental Divide. "The guides felt that the personalities of horse and rider should be compatible," he related. "They matched us up carefully." "What was your horse like?" one daughter broke in. Grandpa's answer was reluctant. "They gave me a mule," he said. -- Contributed to Reader's Digest "Life In These United States" by Mary J. Phare

-- Anonymous, August 08, 2001