Scroge's Diary . December 24, 1843

Today my ignorant nephew came to the counting house and asked if i would like to come to dinner, Bah! What a fool wasting his time being merry and what not , why should he be happy , what does he posses that is worth being happy , all he is , is a poor young fool , the clerk has also taken part in this merriment , he's asked for the day off so he can spend Christmas with his family , Bah! All the people sing and being merry on street corners makes me ill , it's just a poor excuse for picking a man's pocket every twenty-fifth of December!BAH HUMBUG!