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Thames Star, Volume VIII, Issue 2832, 13 March 1878, Page 3

HOW HARRIET STAUNTON'S AUNT BECAME LADY RIVERS. The Bedfordshire Times says:—lt has been stated that the deceased Harriet Staunton was a niece of the late Lady Rivers. The late Lady Rivera was originally of very humble birth. Her father was a fisherman at Brighton, and she being remarkably light headed, and remarkably fond of pleasure and gaiety, came to grief. She then appeared in town, where,as "Nelly Holmes," she was what-is called, "successful" in her career, and strange to say kept free from intemperate habits. She thus saved a goodly sum of money, and, being of a generous disposition, she was not backward at even lending a little to a farorite lover in pecuniary distress. One of her favorites—< Horace Pitt," to wit—was almost always in this position, and Mistress Nelly relieved his needs, till ultimately Horace stood her debtor to the tune of £2000. Of course he could not pay her —poor Horace never could pay anybody; but when his fair creditor began to duu him he bit on an ingenious expedient for squaring accounts. He offered to marry her, and after a little hesitation ahe accepted her debtor's hand. Thus were the ■ two united, Nelly knowing absolutely nothing of her husband's prospects. As matters turned out te everybody's surprise, Horace Pitt fell heir to the earldom of Rivers, and poor Nelly Holmes suddenly found herself a real lire countess. She nerer forgot her poor friends, however ; and, havifig her money carefully settled on herself, she provided for her sister's child, the poor creature who has met with such a shocking death at Penge.

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