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Show bYhYhYhE H WHERE WOMEN SAVED THE DAY. H Two Cases In Which Their Services BHHJ Were of Importance. H In 1797 Col. Tato, with tlio Legion BBHj Noire, landod near Fishguard. Intend H Ing to march on and burn Bristol. H When tho expedition appeared off tho H coast thero was only a hnndfut of vol- H untecrs available to oppose them nud H Lord Cawdor, who wax In command, H mustorod all tho Welshwomen ho H could gathor' togotliur. ' Each of theso H wore a Ions led clonk, descending BBB polticont fashion almost to her hcols, H and 'thus ntflroil they wcro made to H maich und nountermurch among tho H hilly, presenting themselves at differ- H ent points to the view of the onoiny In such u way as to glvo tho lmpres- Bw nlon of rod-uniformed troops taking B up position. The French wcro so BBB puzzled by tholr appearanco that, al- B though they landed, .they could not inakemp their minds to advance until BBB sufficient time had elapsed to ralso BBB tho country and bring forward n real HH force strong enough to beat them BBB back. Another case In point was fur- BB Dished-by the tnllkmulds of Dort, in BH Holland, who gave timely warning of HBB tiro approach of a band of Invading HBB Bpaniards nnd thus saved their city. |