The backwoods people had to front peril and hardship without stint, and they loved for the moment to leap out of the bounds of their narrow lives and taste the coarse pleasures that are always dear to a strong, simple, and primitive race.
This passage captures the spirit of the backwoods people who sought joy amidst their hardships.
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