Now they thought they would soon be out of the reach of harm; but, to their astonishment, the canoes began to fill with water, and were entirely unmanageable.

The three men in ambush now began to attack them, and pretty soon the other seven came to their aid, and in a little while the Indians were all shot or drowned, and not one of the party escaped, to inform their kindred what had befallen them.

The stream on which this happened is called Laplot River.

Laplot, they say, means 'the plot,' and a good many people think the river got its name from the stratagem of the settlers, but I don't know how that is." After musing awhile in silence, Ralph called for another story.
"Let me see," said his grandmother; "did I ever tell you about Widow Storey's retreat, in the Revolution!" "No ma'am," said Oscar; "I've read about General Burgoyne's retreat; but I never heard of Widow Storey before: who was she ?" "O, it was n't that kind of a retreat that I meant," said his grandmother; "but I will tell you who she was.

She lived in Salisbury, some twenty or thirty miles from where I belong.