Chronicles of Notre Dame du Lac
Edward Sorin, CSC -- Translated by John M. Toohey, CSC, 1895

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1845

pg 86             Mr. Badin complains that the lots were given away at half 
             their value.  Meanwhile Mr. Badin employs a man to offer $3000 for 
             the same property; but F. Sorin, who knew that a title-deed could 
             not be obtained from the seller, fortunately puts a stop to the 
             whole affair in time.  He then starts for France.
                  Mr. Badin, who never agrees with anybody, begins now to 
             criticize and condemn everything that he himself had approved and 
             admired at Notre Dame du Lac.  He complains, he grows excited, he 
             charges ingratitude, he accuses F. Sorin to the Rector, and he 
             starts off with two Sisters whom he takes travelling with him on 
             the plea of health to Milwaukee and Southport, after having given 
             F. Granger an endless amount of trouble.  F. Granger represented 
             the absent superior.
                  On his return F. Sorin in greatly pained to learn of the 
             malicious pranks of F. Badin.  He meets him at St. Joseph in 
             October and agrees to renew the contract of the previous year.  He 
             gives a mortgage on the Lake property as a security for the amount 
             of 2000fr., and procures legal authorization to take all the time 
             that he may judge reasonable to purchase the property mentioned; 
             but when he wishes to regulate his accounts with M. Badin, he