I love it!
An old folk legend tells of a young Cornish boy bravely venturing to the border to see this land known as England. Upon reaching the border he met a Watchman named James Ayferty (Who would later go on to have a road named after him). The boy, bedazzled by James medals asked him what they were made of. Of course in these days, a watchman of the CornWatch would have had medals of Gold, but James’ wonderful wit got the better of him and he replied “Tin, they are made of tin. Now hurry along before I have you locked up”. And off he ran to tell the other Cornish what he had learned.
Even today, the Cornish still bury deep into the ground to find their precious metal. Bless.
