Rural ball improvised in the countryside of Alsace in the 19th century. Young people from the region of Saverne met in the spring; Sunday; in an orchard to dance under the blossoming apple trees. The musicians of the small local orchestra stand on a barrel platform. Illustration by Riou of a short story by Erckmann-Chatrian (Erckmann Chatrian); ??Histoire d'un homme du peuple?? edition Hetzel 1873.