The devil. See also Mark Twain's reference to Ol' Scratch in the Adventures of Tom Sawyer.
In Stave 4 where the line "Well!'' said the first. ``Old Scratch has got his own at last, hey?''"
In "A Christmas Carol" by Charles Dickens, Scratch is not a character in the story. The main characters are Ebenezer Scrooge, Bob Cratchit, and the Ghosts of Christmas Past, Present, and Future. Scratch may be confused with another character from different story.
His name was not a nick name it was Jacob Marley. He was refered to as Marley
A Christmas Carol, by Charles Dickens.
That Scrooge (If your talking about a Christmas Carol) had finally died and had been taken by the devil. Another name for the devil is Old Scratch.
4 page in stave 4 where the business men state "Well!'' said the first. ``Old Scratch has got his own at last, hey?''"
Ebenezer Scrooge
Ebenezer Scrooge
That would be Ebeneezer Scrooge from Charles Dickens' 'A Christmas Carol'.
He had acted in several plays, including A Christmas Carol (in 2000 as Tiny Tim)
A Christmas Carol The Bible
a Christmas carol