Sentence:  On looking out, the woman continued, she saw, in the grey of the morning, more gentlemen than she had ever before seen in one place, all on horseback, in armour, and dripping wet—and that Kinmont Willie, who sat <WSD>woman fashion</WSD> behind one of them, was the biggest carle she ever saw—and there was much merriment in the company. 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  Sidesaddle, riding (a horse, etc.) with both legs on the same side of the animal.