there were shouts , calls , and snatches of pipe music from higher up the mountain ; disturbed by the governor 's proclamation , the gathering was reestablishing its normal rhythm , and everyone was going back to their family hearths , to the clearing where the competitions were held , to the livestock pens beyond the creek , or to the wagons set up to sell everything from ribbons and churns to powdered mortar and fresh-well , relatively fresh-lemons .