One after one
On the opposite slope the babel had subsided now . Hucksters left their wares , and bookmakers their stools , to watch the struggle . Every eye was intent on the moving figures of man and dog and three sheep over the stream . One after one the competitors ran their course and penned their sheep -- there was no single failure . And all received their just meed of applause , save only Adam M'Adam 's Red Wull . Last of all , when Owd Bob trotted out to uphold his title , there went up such a shout as made Maggie 's wan cheeks to blush with pleasure , and wee Anne to scream right lustily . His was an incomparable exhibition .