Sentence:  The <WSD>mountaineer</WSD> will not leave his rock, nor the savage his hut; neither are we willing to give up our present mode of life, with all its advantages and disadvantages, for any other that could be substituted for it. 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  A person who lives in a mountainous area (often with the connotation that such people are outlaws or uncivilized).