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

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1855

pg 259       quarrels, dissensions, sullenness altogether unbecoming in a 
             religious house.
                  This good Sister, who had not the remotest notion that her 
             chimerical projects could be condemned, had made up her mind to go 
             in person to Notre Dame in order to have an understanding with F. 
             Sorin, when the latter, being already informed of all the 
             annoyance she was giving the visitor, all of whose efforts were 
             thus paralyzed; sent her an order by telegraph, being fully 
             resolved to put an end to the troubles that she had been giving in 
             New York.
                  But on the very next day having received the famous answer of 
             the chapter of Sainte Croix condemning all his proceedings in New 
             Orleans, he telegraphed a second time in the contrary sense.  
             Unfortunately, the two telegrams reached their destination in the 
             inverse order, and Sr. M. of Five Wounds left immediately for 
             Notre Dame.  F. Madeore was well pleased at her departure, and he 
             would assuredly have seen things moving in a consoling manner if 
             the action of the Lake had continued firm and vigorous.  It seems 
             that heaven had other views for this establishment.